Hundreds of Russians continue to lay flowers on Navalny’s grave

Hundreds of Russians continue to gather at the Borisovo cemetery in southeast Moscow to lay flowers on the grave Alexei NavalnyRussian opposition leader who was buried on Friday two weeks after he died suddenly in an Arctic prison.

The police did not remove the metal detector and carefully search every visitor who approaches the cemetery to pay their respects to the deceased politician.

Navalny’s supporters practically flooded Navalny’s grave bouquets of red and white flowers, mostly carnationsbut also roses.

Entry with food and drink is prohibited, although, according to eyewitnesses, the presence of the police is significantly less than the day before.

“People can enter without major obstacles. The atmosphere is very peaceful,” they commented.

More than a hundred people were detained in twenty Russian cities during the funeral of the opposition leader, the organization OVD-Info, which protects the rights of detainees, reported on Saturday.

Although the funeral was held in Moscow, the largest number of arrests took place in Siberian cities Novosibirsk and Omskwhere they were sent to the police station until 35 people.

14 people were arrested in the capital, while in the capital of the Urals Yekaterinburgwhich is considered the most liberal city in the country, ten people were arrested.

The funerals in Moscow passed without incident, both around the Mariino church, where the funeral chapel was set up, and at the Borisovo cemetery, where the opposition leader was buried.

The mother confirmed that she chose the mentioned church because Navalni, a recognized believer, went to mass there, where he also baptized his son Zajar.

The necropolis, which is located in the southeast of Moscow, had to close and open its doors several times on Friday due to the large flow of people eager to say goodbye to their opponents, who fHe died suddenly on February 16 in an Arctic prisonfor which the family, his co-religionists and the West hold the Russian president directly responsible, Vladimir Putin.