Russian exile opposition activist Julija Navaľná called on Sunday of her supporters to fight for free Russia. She said on the occasion of the first anniversary of the death of her husband and leader of the Russian opposition Alexei Navaľný. TASR reports on this based on AFP reports.
“We know why we are fighting: for future Russia – free, calm and beautiful. The one that Alexei dreamed of, and which is possible, do everything possible to make his dream reality, ”Navalná said in the video, which she spoke to her supporters. “Everyone can do something: protest, write political prisoners, influence their loved ones, support each other,” she continued.
“Alexei inspires people around the world. They understand that our country is not just about war, corruption and oppression, ”added the widow, which is also organizing a commemorative event in Berlin on Sunday. At the same time, Navaľná accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to erase the Russians of the memory of her husband and “conceals the truth of his murder”.
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The Russian authorities declared Navaľný as an “extremist”, and this label remained valid even after his death. In Russia, anyone who mentioned this time of Putin’s political opponent or his anti -corruption foundation without the use of this attribute, there is a fine and even four -year imprisonment.
Memorial events are held on Sunday in several places where Russian exlants live. About 1500 Russians have so far came to Navaľný on the day of his death to honor his place of rest at the Boris cemetery in Moscow, at freezing temperatures and risking repression by the Russian authorities, AFP is approaching. Flowers were placed on his grave, and in the afternoon even a long line was formed on the spot. Meanwhile, Prokremiel journalists on social networks urged people not to go to the grave.
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But there was also a naval mother Ludmila. She told AFP that he was doing everything to make her son’s death be clarified and the perpetrators are punished. “The whole world knows who ordered it (murder). However, we want him to know the perpetrators and people who allowed it, ”she added with faith that” the truth will win one day “.
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Navaľnyj died a year ago in a prison camp in the village of Charp in the Jamalskonenec Autonomous Circuit lying behind the Arctic Circle. The Russian authorities have not fully clarified the circumstances of his death to this day, claiming that it occurred during a walk in the prison area.
On the occasion of his death anniversary, several European leaders also commented. The head of the European Union’s diplomacy Kaja Kallasová attributed responsibility for the death of Navalny primarily to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who also called for the release of all political prisoners. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Navaľnyj died, “because he fought for democracy and freedom in Russia”. He emphasized his courage, whose legacy he said he persists after his death.
