Alexei Navalny’s widow has claimed his body was “abused” as the opposition leader’s funeral date is confirmed.
President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest political foe died while serving a prison sentence earlier this month.
His funeral will take place at a church in the southeastern Maryino district of Moscow at 2pm local time on Friday.
His wife Yulia Navalnaya said Putin had “abused” her husband’s body as she addressed the European Parliament on Wednesday.
“Putin killed my husband,” Yulia Navalnaya said. “On his orders, Alexei was tortured for three years, he was staved in a tiny stone cell. Cut off from the outside world and denied visits, phone calls and then even letters.”
She added: “And then they killed him. Even after that, they abused his body.”
She also told the lawmakers that said she was “not sure” whether her late husband’s funeral will be peaceful as she fears police will make arrests.