Body of Alexei Navalny handed over to his mother, aide says

Alexei Navalny died in a penal colony (Markus Schreiber/AP)

The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, an aide to Mr Navalny said on his social media account.

Ivan Zhdanov, the director of Mr Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, made the announcement on his Telegram account and thanked “everyone” who had called on Russian authorities to return Mr Navalny’s body to his mother.