Thousands of people line up outside a church in Moscow to say goodbye to Navalny

Thousands of Russians They gathered in front of the Moscow church where the opposition leader’s farewell will take place today Alexey Navalnydied two weeks ago in an Arctic prison under unclear circumstances.

This morning, the opposition team reported that family members of Navalny They arrived at the morgue to collect the politician’s bodybut so far they have not been able to do so.

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“The body has not been delivered so far“wrote the spokesperson for Navalny, Kira Yarmishin X, while pointing out that the schedule remains in force, but warning that “there may be delays”.

As EFE found out, Muscovites formed a long line around the Orthodox church in the Moscow neighborhood of Mariino three hours before the start of the funeral ceremony.

“Come and say goodbye to Alexei Navalny if you are in Moscow. Those who for various reasons are not present to be able to do so will be grateful.”wrote in X one of the collaborators of Navalny Leonid Volkovcurrently in exile.

At 12:00 (09:00 GMT) the late politician’s allies They also started a live broadcast on the farewell website.

Among the Muscovites who came to say their last goodbye to NavalnyDefying authorities’ warnings, people of all ages can be seen, some of whom are holding carnations and red roses in their hands.

IPeople wait patiently for the event to start under the watchful eye of a large number of police officers.

Both next to the temple, where the burning chapel is located, and in the cemeterywhere the politician will be buried, metal fences were installed and an important police force was deployed.

Several surveillance cameras and other devices have also been placed on the cemetery posts that can serve as internet signal blockers and mobile telephony.

The family of Navalny For nine days, he denounced the authorities’ refusal to hand over the politician’s body after his death.

The day before, notices of some universities their students so that they would not attend demonstrations related to Navalny under threat of expulsion.

Source: Elcomercio

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