site.bta"The Regime Killed Navalny," GERB Leader Borissov Comments

"Navalny dead?! No, Navalny was killed! The regime killed him!", GERB Party leader Boyko Borissov wrote on Facebook on Friday, after the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service announced the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

"This is murder against democracy. What is needed is strong pressure on the Kremlin and more aid for Ukraine," Borissov added in his post.

In an official statement, the Federal Penitentiary Service said that Navalny felt unwell after a walk on Friday and lost consciousness. Medical staff was called, but were unable to resuscitate him. For the time, Navalny's team has not confirmed the information about his death. 

Navalny was serving a 19-year sentence for extremism. In December 2023, he was transferred to a maximum security penal colony north of the Polar Circle.