The death of Navalny. The first reactions

Briefly

On February 16, the FSIN Office for the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug said that politician Alexei Navalny died in a penal colony No. 3 in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. We collected the first reactions to this news and continue to monitor the situation and replenish the selection.

Eva Merkacheva, human rights activist and member of the HRC

“The schizo is very difficult conditions for the content <...> a person there most often freezes, most often starves, in fact. That is why strict requirements have been established that it is impossible to prescribe it more than a specific number of days. But there were no restrictions on the number of premises themselves in a schizo. That is, one period ends, a person is placed in a detachment, they immediately call him for a new commission, they say that he has a new violation, and on the same day they send him back to the schizo. ”

Ekaterina Shulman, political scientist

“... In the last Tuesday, I heard an audio recording of his voice, made during the court session, which was the day before, on Monday. It was the voice of a healthy, energetic, inhospital person. When a person has ligaments, inflammation of the lungs, the heart does not pull or he is hungry, this is heard in the voice - believe the teacher. A week ago, he was healthy and full of strength. We have no versions except the murder. ”

Alexander Baunov, senior researcher at the Carnegie Foundation for the International World

“The final answer was given to the question of whether Navalny should return to Russia in order to remain not an exile, but a politician. He left one, returned to the other, and died in the third, where political prospects are absent in principle. There are only holy. However, in the previous version they tried to kill him, to say about the new one. ”

Dmitry Gudkov, politician

“I can't believe it. But if everything is confirmed, then the death of Alexei is a murder. Organized by Putin. Even if Alexey died of “natural” reasons, they were caused by his poisoning and further prison torture.

Blood - in Putin. Another, in addition to hundreds of thousands, killed - also by them - in war. Of course, the killer is not alone - but all his henchmen, all these Patrushevs, Bastrykin and further, lower, to the last jailer. And yet - terrible and important. Today, the gate has opened in the death penalty for political prisoners. And then - and for everyone. The very condolences of Alexei’s family, relatives and friends, but deep down I still refuse to believe it. What a nightmare! "

Olga Romanova, human rights activist

“This is a murder. This should be understood all throughout the world. The customer gave the order to kill Navalny several years ago, and did not cancel the order. The customer's name is Vladimir Putin. There are no other “versions” and cannot be. ”

Ekaterina Gordeeva, journalist
“Alexey Navalny is the most vivid, most consistent and most popular opponent of Putin in the country. He was persecuted, poisoned, killed, planted and finally sent to the most unbearable and distant prison. Where they continued to torment, torture and kill. But he found the courage to write valentines to his wife, tender letters to children, funny to his associates, argue with opponents. He was alive, which enraged everyone alive the dead. Ultimately, Navalny was for many, many of the last hope that was killed today. Huge condolences to the family, relatives. And all of us. "

Vladimir Zelensky, President of Ukraine

“It has just become known that Alexei Navalny died in a Russian prison. Obviously he was killed by Putin, as well as thousands of other tortured, tortured because of this creature. It is still who will die Putin, if only he retained his position. ”

Boris Nadezhdin, politician

“Lawyers and supporters of Alexei have not yet reported any additional information. We only know that the lawyer flew to the Harp, where the colony is located. We are waiting for confirmed information. I pray that the information is not true. Alexey is one of the most talented and courageous people in Russia that I knew. ”

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, politician

“I urge everyone at noon on March 17 to come to the polling stations and enter the name of Alexei Navalny into the ballot for voting. If you did not know or doubted how to act on this day, then here's the answer. ”

Grigory Golosov, political scientist

“ Rest in peace,“ rest in the world ”, would suit many, although some people do not deserve. However, for others, very few, Rest in Brilliance is more suitable, "rest in splendor."

Dmitry Muratov, journalist, Nobel laureate

“This is terrible news. I am sure that a thrombus (if it was him) is a direct consequence of the 27th period in a schizo. What is a schizo - it is immobility, low -calorie food, lack of air, constant cold. Alexei Navalny was subjected to flour and torture for three years. As the doctor of Navalny told me: the body cannot stand this. By the deadline of Alexei Navalny, a murder was added. I express deep condolences to the closest people of Alexei: wife, children, parents, brother.

PS

All employees of the medical service who work in the colony must have DVRs. We will demand the provision of records: when doctors arrived, how helped, whether all the possibilities were used to save. ”

Lyudmila Ivanovna Navalny, mother of Alexei Navalny

“ I do not want to hear any condolences. They saw a son in a colony on the 12th, were on a date. He was alive, healthy, cheerful. ”

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, Belarusian politician

“I am shocked by the news of the death of Alexei [Navalny]. Today my heart is with his family. This tragedy is another evidence that human life for dictators means nothing. I demand from the international community of actions to protect my husband and other political prisoners who are in terrible danger. ”

Arkady Dubnov, political scientist

“The death of Alexei Navalny in the history of Soviet/post -Soviet Russia may be among the turning events such as the murder of Kirov on December 1, 1934 and the defeat of the State Emergency Committee on August 21, 1991. The country is again on the tragic fork of its history - between the beginning of terror against the enemies of the system, personified by its creator, and the point of breaking this system, albeit not instant, but inevitable - foreshadowing its decay. The deepest condolences to the family of Alexei Anatolyevich Navalny. ”

Karen Shainan, journalist

“On February 16, it turned out to be a big grief day. There is nothing to add to what colleagues write: Putin killed Alexei Navalny, but the battle between good and neutrality is not over. The strength of the spirit and the sense of humor of Alexei always delighted me and now we need to find them back somewhere, because we are alive and we must continue to do the same thing: resist, help each other and be able to distinguish good from evil, and crimes from heroism. All thoughts are now about the family and loved ones of Alexei, all feelings are empathy for them. The more people, the more grief on the ground when he is killed. Today is the day of very big grief. "