An aide to Alexei Navalny says the body of the Russian opposition leader has been handed over to his mother. The director of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation made the announcement on his Telegram account and thanked “everyone” who had called on Russian authorities to return Navalny’s body to his mother. Navalny’s widow accused President Vladimir Putin earlier Saturday of mocking Christianity by trying to force his mother to agree to a secret funeral after his death in an Arctic penal colony. Navalny’s mother has been demanding that Russian authorities return the body of her son to her for more than a week. It's not yet clear when or how the funeral will be held.
