Czech deputy ambassador in Moscow to attend Navalny’s funeral

Czech deputy ambassador to Moscow Jiří Čistecký is due to attend the funeral of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Friday. The last farewell to Navalny, who died two weeks ago in an Arctic penal colony at the age of 47, will take place on Friday afternoon in Moscow.

Afterwards, the Kremlin critic will be buried at Borisovskoye Cemetery on the southern outskirts of the Russian capital. The burial takes place amid tight security measures and fears of a police crackdown.