Alexey Navalny, a prominent Russian opposition leader, died in a prison, sparking controversy. Shortly after his death, President Putin promoted Valery Boyarinev, the deputy director of the Federal Penitentiary Service, to the rank of colonel general. This move has led to accusations of rewarding Boyarinev for his alleged involvement in Navalny's death.
For Russian political prisoners, Navalny’s death is reminder of peril https://t.co/m6dbWSYAil
Typical of Putin's encouragement of abuse: "Putin has decorated Valery Boyarinev, the deputy director of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service, with the rank of colonel general" -- "just days after opposition leader Alexey Navalny died in prison." https://t.co/u5a2BTyvxI
Last Friday, prison officials from the Russian penal colony where Alexei Navalny was being held announced that the opposition leader and vocal critic of Vladimir Putin had died. https://t.co/Mt5tn6ZOry
Just to ensure nobody missed the message, #Putin has personally promoted the Deputy Director of #Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service, Valery Boyarinev, the man who personally oversaw the torment of #Navalny in prison, to the rank of Colonel General. https://t.co/dlWy9bCgGf
Russia’s Vladimir Putin promoted a top prison official accused of tormenting Alexei Navalny behind bars just three days after the Kremlin foe died in prison. https://t.co/gHoxkLmstO
#Putin Promotes Deputy Director of Prison Service 3 Days After Navalny’s Death Valery Boyarinev’s promotion has added to the outrage felt by #Navalny’s death and is being labelled as his reward for orchestrating the murder of #Putin’s main opponent. https://t.co/txR02VWGf2
Deputy head of the Federal Penitentiary Service Valery Boyarinev has been promoted to colonel-general of the internal service by Putin's decree. Boyarinev was promoted three days after Navalny's murder. https://t.co/trYhaio5Ja
Vladimir Putin has decorated Valery Boyarinev, the deputy director of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service, with the rank of colonel general. The accolade comes just days after opposition leader Alexey Navalny died in prison. https://t.co/MriifM6QU8
In #Russia, president Putin promoted the first deputy director of the Federal Penitentiary Service Valery Boyarinev to the rank of colonel general, exactly three days after @Navalny’s reported death. https://t.co/EC4Dvea8Dz https://t.co/nVU64jCAoQ
Just days when Navalny died in Federal Penitentiary Service facility Putin awarded the special rank of Colonel General of the Internal Service to Deputy Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service Valery Boyarinev https://t.co/K6bOZvmH5x
"In the end, Navalny died where political dissidents in Russia have long met their ends—in a frozen prison." https://t.co/x6lAabzrwX