Alexei Navalny fell unconscious and died after a walk at the 'Polar Wolf'

Candles surround a portrait of Alexei Navalny at Russian embassy in Chisinau on February 17, 2024, one day after Russian officials announced the death of the Kremlin's most prominent critic. (Photo by Elena COVALENCO / AFP) (AFP)

A day after Russian opposition leader and Vladimir Putin's critic Alexei Navalny fell unconscious and died after a walk at the 'Polar Wolf' penal colony in Kharp

The 47-year-old former lawyer's team even said that his body would not be handed over to the family until an investigation was completed.

a walk at the ‘Polar Wolf’ penal colony in Kharp – about 1,900 km (1,200 miles) northeast of Moscow – where he was serving a three-decade sentence.

US President Joe Biden paid tribute to Navalny's courage and accused President Vladimir Putin of being responsible for the death

She was given an official death notice stating the time of death as 2:17 p.m. local time (0917 GMT) on Feb. 16, Navalny's spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh, told Reuters.