The Kremlin did not comment on reports of Navalny’s farewell

The representative of the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, did not comment on reports of a long queue during the farewell ceremony for Alexei Navalny.

“We have not talked much about this topic and we think that there is nothing more to say,” said Peskov.

Alexei Navalny was buried on March 1. According to the “White Account” project, at least 16,500 people attended the farewell ceremony for the politician.

On March 2 and 3, people continued to bring flowers to the cemetery. Eyewitnesses reported that the mountain of flowers had already gone beyond the grave, and by the evening of March 3, the cross was no longer visible because of the flowers.

• Alexey Navalny, according to official data, died on February 16 in a special regime colony in the Arctic village of Harp. Navalny’s associates believe that he was killed and blame him for the death of President Vladimir Putin. In dozens of Russian cities, local residents brought flowers to natural memorials. Actions in memory of Navalny were also held in the cities of many countries around the world.
• The investigation handed over the body to Navalny’s relatives on February 24. The politician’s mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, reported that she was being asked to hold a secret funeral. Lyudmila Navalnaya filed a complaint in the city court of Salekhard against the inaction of the Investigative Committee due to the refusal to hand over Navalny’s body. On March 4, it became known that the court left the complaint unsatisfied.