Navalny’s Team Declares His Death a Murder After “Sudden Death Syndrome” Claim
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s team has declared his death a murder, as authorities claim he died as a result of a medical condition called “sudden death syndrome.” Navalny, 47, died on Friday in Russia’s IK-3 penal colony in remote Kharp, about 1,200 miles northeast of Moscow. According to Navalny’s spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh, his death occurred on February 16 at 2:17 p.m. local time. Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service originally claimed that Navalny …