The Kremlin says it does not know Navalny’s whereabouts

He Kremlin He said today that he did not know the whereabouts of the Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalnywho has not contacted his lawyers for a week and who, according to his collaborators in exile, would have been transferred to a new prison.

“No, we have neither the intention nor the possibility of knowing the fate of the prisoners and the details of their stay in the corresponding penitentiary institutions“, said Dmitri Peskovpresidential spokesperson, in his daily telematic press conference.

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In turn, he labeled “inadmissible” the interference of USA in the situation of Navalnywho is serving almost 30 years in prison.

“Here we are talking about a prisoner who was found guilty under the law and this serving the sentence that was dictated to him. We consider any interference, from whoever it may be, inadmissible and impossible, including USA”he pointed.

US State Department spokesperson Matthew Millerannounced that he will express to Moscow his concern about the state of Navalny.

The collaborators, who have been denouncing for a week the impossibility of contacting the politician, raised the alarm on Monday that he was no longer in prison number 6 in the region of Vladimirwhere he was serving his sentence since June 2022.

“They have just told their lawyer that the prisoner Navalnyalready “He’s not in jail.”wrote today in X Kira Yarmishone of the opposition’s allies.

At the moment, it is unknown if the opposition leader will be transferred to a prison in the European part of Russia or to another penitentiary in Siberia.

His allies accuse the Kremlin of wanting to silence him just after the president, Vladimir Putinannounced his intention to run for re-election.

Last December 7 Navalny asked from prison to vote against the head of the Kremlin in the elections of March 17, 2024.

“That day we call on everyone to go to the polls and vote against Vladimir Putin. This can be done by putting a cross on the any other candidate’s box“he wrote on his Telegram channel.

Navalny also announced the launch of a website (neputin.org) that asked the Russians to support any presidential candidateexcept the current head of the Kremlin. One day after its launch site was blocked.