GENEVA: Greater than 40 international locations on Monday (Mar 4) demanded an unbiased worldwide investigation into the demise of Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny – and mentioned President Vladimir Putin bore final duty.
European Union members, america, Britain, Ukraine, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway had been among the many international locations to voice outrage over Navalny’s demise on the UN Human Rights Council.
Navalny, 47, who died in an Arctic jail colony, was laid to relaxation in Moscow on Friday, surrounded by crowds of defiant mourners who chanted his identify.
“We’re outraged by the demise of the Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, for which the last word duty lies with President Putin and the Russian authorities,” EU ambassador Lotte Knudsen advised the UN rights physique on behalf of 43 international locations.
“Russia should permit an unbiased and clear worldwide investigation into circumstances of his sudden demise.
“Mr Navalny’s surprising and stunning demise is one more signal of the accelerating and systematic repression in Russia.”
