«Early in the morning, Alexey’s mother and lawyers arrived at the morgue. They were not allowed inside. One of the lawyers was literally pushed out. When asked if Alexey’s body was there, the employees did not respond,» Yarmysh wrote.
According to her, the Investigative Committee told the mother and lawyers that «the death investigation of Navalny has been extended. It is unknown how much longer it will take. The cause of death is still undetermined.» «The agency» reported, citing forensic experts, that the death report should be issued within a month after the autopsy, and that the body may not be released to the family in case of the discovery of dangerous diseases such as plague or cholera during the autopsy.
Earlier, «Meduza» caught on camera a convoy of patrol cars and a van from the Federal Penitentiary Service, which could have transported the body of Alexey Navalny to Salekhard on the night of February 17.
The cameras are located on both sides of the crossing over the Ob River — the only overland route between the colony (and the city of Labytnangi) and Salekhard. Around midnight, and a few hours before the arrival of Navalny’s mother and lawyers, the footage captured a convoy of four vehicles: two traffic police cars, a gray sedan with civilian license plates, and a UAZ «bukhanka» minibus with two green stripes (which are put on vehicles of the Federal Penitentiary Service, as noted by «Meduza»).