Alexei Navalny will buried in Moscow on Friday, with a memorial service set to take place in the neighbourhood where he lived for many years, according to the late Russian opposition leader’s team.
The anti-corruption activist’s supporters have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of having him murdered to prevent his release in a possible prisoner swap with the US and Germany.
After his death in a remote Arctic prison colony earlier this month, Navalny’s family said the Kremlin delayed the handover of his body to cover up the cause of death, blackmailed his mother into burying him in secret, and tried to prevent supporters holding a public funeral.