Kremlin critic says three reasons behind timing of Navalny ‘murder’
One of the many questions that surround Alexi Navalny’s death is why it happened now, almost three years after he returned to Russia.
Author and financier Bill Browder said there were three reasons for the timing.
Firstly, Vladimir Putin wanted to eliminate a political opponent.
Secondly, he wanted to show Russians that if you oppose Mr Putin you will face death.
And thirdly, it sent a message to those sitting at the Munich Security Conference, where world leaders meet to discuss defence issues, that Mr Putin can “cross every red line and get away with it”.
“To watch somebody who I knew, who I respected, who I worked with, murdered in the light of day was a huge shock to the system,” said Mr Browder.
“Let’s not mince words here – he was murdered, he didn’t die, he was murdered at the hands of Vladimir Putin.”
At least 100 mourners arrested in Russia
At least 100 people have been arrested for gathering in memory of Alexei Navalny, according to Russian human rights group OVD-info.
The organisation said the detentions occurred in eight cities, including:
- St Petersburg
- Nizhny Novgorod
- Moscow
- Krasnodar
- Taganrog
- Tver
- Rostov-on-Don
- Mumansk
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