UK sanctions Arctic jail bosses on the colony the place Alexei Navalny died

Six brutal people on the head of the Arctic penal colony the place Alexei Navalny died have been sanctioned by the British authorities.

The six Russian officers working on the IK-3 penal colony within the Arctic, nicknamed Polar Wolf, at the moment are banned from the UK and topic to an asset freeze stopping UK corporations and people from coping with them. Britain has change into the primary nation to impose measures in response to the politician’s demise, which has been broadly blamed on warmonger President Vladimir Putin, the Foreign Office stated.

Vadim Konstantinovich Kalinin, who allegedly oversaw the brutal jail camp the place Alexei was saved in solitary confinement for as much as two weeks at a time, is amongst these sanctioned, in line with an announcement from the division on Wednesday.

The others sanctioned are his deputies: Lieutenant Colonel Sergey Nikolaevich Korzhov, Lieutenant Colonel Vasily Alexandrovich Vydrin, Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Ivanovich Pilipchik, Lieutenant Colonel Aleksandr Vladimirovich Golyakov and Colonel Aleksandr Valerievich Obraztsov.

Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron stated: “It’s clear that the Russian authorities saw Navalny as a threat and they tried repeatedly to silence him. FSB operatives poisoned him with Novichok in 2020, they imprisoned him for peaceful political activities, and they sent him to an Arctic penal colony. No-one should doubt the oppressive nature of the Russian system. That’s why we’re today sanctioning the most senior prison officials responsible for his custody in the penal colony where he spent his final months. Those responsible for Navalny’s brutal treatment should be under no illusion – we will hold them accountable.”

Meanwhile, Lyudmila Navalnaya has been making an attempt to retrieve her son’s physique since Saturday. She has been unable to search out out the place his physique is being held, Navalny’s crew reported. Navalnaya appealed to Putin yesterday to launch her son’s stays in order that she might bury him with dignity. She stated in a video from outdoors the jail: “For the fifth day, I have been unable to see him. They wouldn’t release his body to me. And they’re not even telling me where he is. ’m reaching out to you, Vladimir Putin. The resolution of this matter depends solely on you. Let me finally see my son. I demand that Alexei’s body is released immediately, so that I can bury him like a human being.”

Russian authorities have stated the reason for Navalny’s demise remains to be unknown and refused to launch his physique for the following two weeks because the preliminary inquest continues, members of Navalny’s crew stated. They accused the federal government of stalling to attempt to conceal proof. On Monday, Navalny’s widow, Yulia, launched a video accusing Putin of killing her husband and alleged the refusal to launch his physique was a part of a cover-up.