Russian court rejects Navalny mother's case alleging improper medical care, ally says

A woman holds candles and a portrait of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died unexpectedly in prison ten days ago, in front of his memorial at Las Ramblas of Barcelona, as people attend a vigil after the body of him was handed to his mother on Saturday in the Arctic city of Salekhard, in Barcelona, Spain, February 25, 2024. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo

MOSCOW - A Russian court in the city of Labytnangi has rejected a lawsuit by Lyudmila Navalnaya, the mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, over improper medical care, Navalny's ally Ivan Zhdanov said on Thursday.

Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Putin's most prominent domestic opponent, died last month, aged 47, in an Arctic penal colony. REUTERS

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