A human rights activist has put forward the suggestion that the demise of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, occurring in a penal colony just last week, potentially resulted from a fatal blow inflicted by a "single punch directed at the heart".
According to Vladimir Osechkin, a human rights advocate and the founder of Gulagu.net, such a method bears resemblance to tactics historically employed by the KGB’s special forces divisions. Osechkin elaborated on this assertion in an interview with the Times of London, highlighting it as a characteristic technique associated with the KGB.
Citing an undisclosed source purportedly linked to the penal colony, the activist implied that Navalny may have been intentionally subjected to prolonged exposure to subzero temperatures as a prelude to the alleged fatal strike, which aimed to debilitate his physical condition.
Osechkin remarked to the Times of London, "I think that they first destroyed his body by keeping him out in the cold for a long time and slowing the blood circulation down to a minimum."
Alexei Navalny, a vocal critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, passed away following an episode where he collapsed and became unconscious at the Polar Wolf penal colony situated in the Arctic region on February 16, as reported by the Russian prison service.
While an official cause of death is pending from the Russian prison service, a death notification issued to Navalny's relatives referenced "sudden death syndrome," a term commonly associated with unanticipated fatalities linked to heart-related issues.
Navalny, renowned as a leading opposition figure in Russia, rose to prominence over a decade ago by vociferously condemning the country's political elite, particularly those in close proximity to President Vladimir Putin, and exposing widespread allegations of corruption.
