Navalny spokeswoman says his mother, lawyers have still not seen body
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The mother and lawyers of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who Russian authorities say died in a prison camp on Friday, have still had no access to the 47-year-old's body, according to his spokeswoman.
On Monday morning, Navalny's mother Lyudmila Navalnaya and his lawyers were not allowed into the mortuary in the northern Russian town of Salekhard, she wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
"When asked whether Alexei's body is there, the staff did not answer," Navalny's spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh wrote.
Relatives and Navalny's team have been calling on Russian officials to hand over the body for days.
"The investigative committee told his mother and lawyers that the investigation into Navalny's death has been extended. It is not known how long it will last," Yarmysh said.
"The causes of death are still 'not established,'" she said.
Navalny's team blames President Vladimir Putin for Navalny's death and accuses the authorities of delaying tactics.
His widow, Yulia Navalnaya, was invited to the EU foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels on Monday.
On Sunday she posted a photo on Instagram of Navalny holding her close with the words: "I love you."
Thousands of people posted comments encouraging her and wishing her strength. On Monday morning, the entry had more than half a million likes.
