Putin arch-nemesis Alexei Navalny is laid to rest at a Moscow church on Friday, March 1, following says of pleading by the family to get his body from the Russian government.
The family of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s arch-nemesis Alexei Navalny gathered Friday for his funeral in Moscow, weeks after his mysterious death.
Hundreds of mourners lined up around the Soothe My Sorrows church in Moscow where Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s body would be laid to rest. They broke out into chants of « Navalny! Navalny! » as the coffin was being carried inside.
The funeral comes days after Navalny’s body was ultimately turned over to the custody of the family.
Spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh confirmed Navalny’s body has been turned over by the Russian government after days of pleading from Lyudmila Navalnaya, the late activist’s mother.
