The opposition leader, 47, had been Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critic for more than a decade and was being held in jail about 40 miles north of the Arctic Circle
Such cynicism. They just let him rot, bullied him with arbitrary resasons to punish him more and the farce of endless legal battles where no one really cared about the law. He was a strong person, but there’s only that amount of pressure and mockery one can endure. I’m sad he died in captivity never to see the change of regime. That being said, he wasn’t a coward, and kept doing what he could right until the end.
RIP Alexey, another russian his country needed but wasn’t ready for.
From what I’ve read, he has been woken up at irregular hours, has been in a solitary confinement, has been denied contacts to his lawyers – the only persons who he could talk to. That’s from his prison close to Moscow, I don’t know what he endured in Harp. I suspect it was even worse.
Such cynicism. They just let him rot, bullied him with arbitrary resasons to punish him more and the farce of endless legal battles where no one really cared about the law. He was a strong person, but there’s only that amount of pressure and mockery one can endure. I’m sad he died in captivity never to see the change of regime. That being said, he wasn’t a coward, and kept doing what he could right until the end.
RIP Alexey, another russian his country needed but wasn’t ready for.
Pressure and mockery? Pretty sure he died of physical abuse and malnutrition. He didn’t die because Putin made him sad.
From what I’ve read, he has been woken up at irregular hours, has been in a solitary confinement, has been denied contacts to his lawyers – the only persons who he could talk to. That’s from his prison close to Moscow, I don’t know what he endured in Harp. I suspect it was even worse.