Farewell to the leader of the Russian opposition Alexei Navalnywho died in prison, ended up this Friday in a church in the Moscow neighborhood of Mariino, and the coffin with his body was transferred to the Borisovo cemetery, where he will be buried.
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The wake lasted just over half an hour without the thousands of opponent’s followers, gathered around the temple, they could enter to pay their respects.
The burial of Navalny The action is scheduled for 4pm (1pm GMT) in a cemetery, where strong security measures have been lifted since yesterday.
At the same time, many people gathered at this time close to the cemetery to be able to attend the funeral.
Meanwhile, the Kremlin warned about violating Russian laws by holding unauthorized demonstrations during the funeral of the Russian opposition leader.
Source: Elcomercio
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