Alexei Navalny: Body of late activist allegedly being held by authorities

The body of Alexei Navalny has allegedly been moved from the place he died and is being held by authorities.

Spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh confirmed that Mr Navalny - the most prominent face of the Russian opposition to Mr Putin - had died at a remote Arctic penal colony on Friday.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/alexei-navalny-mother-of-putin-critic-searching-for-his-body-after-morgue-closed-13073799

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