Navalny's Death 'From Natural Causes'

THE death certificate of Russian politician Alexei Navalny claims he died of natural causes, it emerged yesterday.

- Liz Perkins

His mother Lyudmila Navalnaya said she had finally seen his body after days of demands but the authorities had tried to force her to agree to a secret burial.

In a video statement from the Arctic town of Salekhard, Lyudmila claimed: "They are blackmailing me. They are setting conditions where, when and how my son should be buried. They want to do it secretly without a mourning ceremony.