A lawsuit filed by the mother of the late Russian opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, alleging inadequate medical care during his time in the Arctic penal colony where he passed away, has been dismissed. The court in the town of Labytnangi, near the penal colony, rejected the suit, citing Navalny's absence as the plaintiff. Ivan Zhdanov, a former aide to Navalny, expressed dismay over the decision, highlighting Navalny's history of filing lawsuits regarding medical care in prisons. The dismissal, Zhdanov noted, comes with a tone of mockery, given Navalny's tragic demise.
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00:00 A lawsuit filed by the mother of the late Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny alleging
00:05 inadequate medical care during his time in the Arctic penal colony where he passed away
00:10 has been dismissed.
00:12 The court in the town of Labiknangi, near the penal colony, rejected the suit, citing
00:17 Navalny's absence as the plaintiff.
00:19 Ivan Zadanov, a former aide to Navalny, expressed dismay over the decision, highlighting Navalny's
00:26 history of filing lawsuits regarding medical care in prisons.
00:29 The dismissal, Zadanov noted, comes with a tone of mockery given Navalny's tragic demise.
00:35 Navalny's family and supporters have long accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of
00:40 orchestrating his death, a claim vehemently denied by the Kremlin.
00:44 Navalny survived a poisoning attempt with a Soviet-era nerve agent in 2020, followed
00:49 by years of harsh treatment in detention, including extended periods of solitary confinement.
00:55 Russian prison authorities reported Navalny's sudden collapse and subsequent death on February
00:59 16, supposedly after a walk outside the Polar Wolf prison, where he was serving a lengthy
01:05 sentence.
01:06 However, Navalny's team contested this narrative, stating that his death certificate attributed
01:10 his passing to natural causes.
01:13 Following Navalny's death, his mother Lyudmila Navalnaya journeyed to Salekhard, an Arctic
01:18 city 2,000 km away from Moscow.
01:21 There she encountered resistance from investigators who refused to release his body from the local
01:26 morgue unless she consented to a private burial without a public ceremony.
01:30 Eventually, authorities relented, allowing Navalny's body to be released.
01:34 Despite Kremlin warnings against large gatherings, thousands of supporters gathered for a brief
01:39 funeral ceremony in Moscow, paying their respects and laying flowers at his gravesite.
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