Federal Penitentiary Service: Alexei Navalny Died in the Prison

Politician Alexei Navalny died in penal colony No. 3 in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. This is reported by the local department of the Federal Penitentiary Service. On 14 February, the politician’s press secretary Kira Yarmysh reported that Navalny was sent to a punitive isolation cell (PIC) for the 27th time during his imprisonment. “In penal colony No. 3, convict Navalny A.A. felt bad after a walk, almost immediately losing consciousness. All necessary resuscitation measures were carried out, which did not yield positive results. Emergency doctors stated the death of the convict. The cause of death is being investigated,” the Federal Penitentiary Service report says. According to the RT source, the cause of Navalny’s death was a blood clot that broke off. Alexei Navalny was 47 years old. Alexei Navalny’s associates have no confirmation of reports that the politician died in penal colony No. 3 in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. This was reported by Navalny’s press secretary Kira Yarmysh. “The Federal Penitentiary Service for Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug is spreading the news about the death of Alexei Navalny in penal colony No. 3. We have no confirmation of this yet. Alexei’s lawyer is now flying to Kharp. As soon as we have some information, we will report it”. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on reports about the death of politician Alexei Navalny in the colony. In particular, Peskov said that the Federal Penitentiary Service was conducting investigations in connection with Navalny’s death. No additional instructions on the matter, Peskov was quoted by TASS as saying. Putin, he added, had been informed about Navalny’s death. According to Peskov, he has no information about the cause of Navalny’s death, “it is up to medics to find out.”