Russia is not following their own Rule of Law.

Mrs. Navalnaya is no different than any other relative of a deceased person, she wants to bury her son with dignity and any religious right she feels necessary to bless his soul to God.

In the United States of America even those who die on "death row" are released to their families for burial. This is not respectful of a woman now 69 years old and having to bury her son for being a decent and honorable man. The government of Russia is paranoid about the re-re-re-election of Vladimir Putin. It is time to let this anger end and provide the family with Alexie's body for proper treatment at the time of death. What is occurring is not even legal according to Russian law.

February 22, 2024

By Anton Troianovski and Ivan Nechepurenko

...Lyudmila Navalnaya, (click here) Mr. Navalny’s mother, said she had been “secretly” taken to a morgue Wednesday night, “where they showed me Aleksei.” She was shown a medical report on Mr. Navalny’s death that said he died of natural causes, according to the Navalny team’s spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh....

If there is any solace to the family at all, the world is watching. Many in countries that might consider themselves friendly and even allied to Russia do not believe the level of corruption that accompanies Alexei Navalny and now his death. This is all corruption and illegal. The man is dead, what possibly can Russia fear from their own citizen and a mother of a man that died unjustly in a prison?

Let the family have time with him to properly mourn him and put his soul to rest. This secrecy by official Russian authorities is alarming to say the least. I believe the spouse, Yulia Navalnaya, currently lives in the UK. The body and his relatives should be remanded to the British government for his entombment. There needs to be an end to the corruption following this man's life and a proper burial of his body for his wife, mother, children and other relatives, friends and those that supported him. It is time for Putin to allow this to take place so it is over before his election and all is behind him.

Mr. Morris Tidball-Binz (click here) was appointed the UN Special Rapporteur on extra-judicial summary or arbitrary executions, on 1 April 2021. Mr. Morris Tidball-Binz (Viña del Mar, Chile, 1957) is a medical doctor specialized in forensic science, human rights and humanitarian action. Over the past 35 years, he has conducted fact-finding, technical assessments and capacity building missions to over 70 countries in all regions.

Perhaps Mr. Tidball-Binz could provide historical handling of the deaths of political prisoners to provide guidance to such events.