Navalny’s body not found in morgue

The death body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is apparently not in the morgue where prison authorities said it was being kept.

Navalny's team said on social media on Saturday.

“It was closed despite the prison saying that it was open and that Navalny's body was there,” the team said.

Navalny’s lawyer arrived in the town of Salekhard with Navalny's mother Lyudmila on Saturday and went to the local morgue.

The lawyer called a number for the morgue that he saw on the door and was told that “Alexei's body is not in the morgue”, the post said.

Navalny's supporters have called for the body to be returned to the family immediately.

Russia has said an investigation into the causes of his sudden death is still underway.