Russia returns Navalny's body after his widow accused Putin of 'torturing' the political dissident's corpse

• Alexey Navalny died suddenly on February 16 in an Arctic penal colony at the age of 47.
• His spokesperson wrote on X on Saturday that his body was returned to his mother.
• It remains unclear if a public funeral will be held for one of Putin's most vocal opponents.

Alexey Navalny's body was returned to his mother days after family members said they were denied access to his body and were pressured by Russian authorities to hold a funeral in secret.