Concerns about disturbances and arrests during her husband’s burial, which his team confirmed will take place in Moscow on Friday, were expressed by Alexei Navalny’s widow.
At a Wednesday speech to the European Parliament, Yulia Navalnaya stated, “I am not sure yet whether it will be peaceful or whether the police will arrest those who have come to say goodbye to Alexei.”
The funeral homes that Navalny’s team was able to engage with were either directly prohibited or rejected to work with them after they found out who the burial was for. This made it difficult for them to assist with the arrangements.
Russia’s prominent opposition leader Navalny, who passed away unexpectedly in an Arctic prison colony earlier this month, will have a farewell ceremony on Friday morning in Moscow’s Maryino neighborhood. This will be followed by a funeral service at Borisovskoye Cemetery and a burial.
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The most vocal opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Navalny, was assassinated, according to his supporters, by the Kremlin. The 47-year-old was starved and subjected to torture in his prison cell for years, according to Navalnaya, who also added that Putin “is capable of anything… you cannot negotiate with him.”
She has promised to carry on her husband’s liberation struggle in Russia. She stated that the West must adopt creative measures to defeat Putin, beginning with not being “boring.”
