Russian officials say leading opposition figure Alexey Navalny suffered 'sudden death syndrome' in prison.
Adding to the anguish felt by the late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny's family, his mother and his team have reportedly been denied access to his body and told by investigators that the official probe into his death is being extended, and it's unclear how long it will take.
'I think it illustrates a deep mourning among the people who were supporters of Navalny, which was a large section of Russians,' Russia analyst Jeff Hawn told CBS News, adding that many of those people 'believe they've now lost hope, because, in many ways, Navalny was able to bring together a broad coalition of people who wanted a Russia that was a normal, a more normal country.
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