ALJAZEERA News | Human Rights UK imposes sanctions on heads of penal colony where Russia's Navalny died Cameron promises to hold those responsible accountable, as Navalny’s mother takes legal action to recover his body. The IK-3 penal colony in Kharp in the Yamal-Nenets region, Russia, on February 20, 2024 [Maxim Shemetov/Reuters] | 21 Feb 2024 The United Kingdom Ove X ®The sanctions, announced by British Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Wednesday, target the head and five deputy heads of the IK-3 penal colony in Kharp in Russia’s Yamal-Nenets region, who now face a ban on en- tering the UK and will have their assets frozen. KEEP READING ‘Let me finally see my son’: Navalny’s mother demands body from Putin Navalny’s widow, Yulia, vows to continue his fight for a ‘free Russia’ Hard void to fill: Navalny’s death poses challenges for Russian opposition “Those responsible for Navalny’s brutal treatment should be under no illusion — we will hold them accountable,” Cameron said. “Tt’s clear that the Russian authorities saw Navalny as a threat and they tried repeatedly to silence him.” The UK is the first country to impose sanctions in re- sponse to Navalny’s death, the Foreign Office said as it de- scribed him as “a political prisoner who dedicated his life to exposing the corruption of the Russian system, calling for free and open politics, and holding the Kremlin to account”.The sanctioned individuals include Vadim Konstantinovich Kalinin, who oversaw the prison where Navalny was kept in solitary confinement for up to two weeks at a time, it added. The penal colony about 1,900km (1,200 miles) north- east of Moscow is considered one of the toughest in Russia. Its inmates are convicted of grave crimes. Sign up for Al Jazeera Weekly Newsletter The latest news from around the world. Timely. Accurate, Fai By signing up, you agree to our Privaey Policy protected by reCAPTCHARussian authorities have said the cause of 47-year-old Navalny’s sudden death on February 16 at the colony, called “Polar Wolf”, is still unknown and have refused to release his body for the next two weeks, pending a prelim- inary inquest. On Wednesday, Navalny’s mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, filed a lawsuit at a court in the town of Salekhard near the penal colony, contesting officials’ refusal to release her son’s body so she could bury him with dignity. A closed-door hearing has been scheduled for March 4, Russia’s state news agency TASS reported. Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, released a video on Monday claiming the authorities had not yet handed over his body because they were waiting for traces of the Novichok nerve agent to disappear. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has rejected allega- tions of a cover-up and President Vladimir Putin’s alleged involvement as “unfounded, insolent accusations about the head of the Russian state”. The UK’s decision to take targeted punitive action against the prison heads coincided with plans by the United States to impose sanctions against Russia over the Putin critic’s death and the two-year war in Ukraine, set to be announced on Friday.Cameron will attend the G2o foreign ministers’ meeting in Brazil later on Wednesday and the Foreign Office said “he will use the opportunity to call out Russia’s aggression and its global impact directly to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.” SOURCE: AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES.About About Us Code of Ethics Terms and Conditions EU/EEA Regulatory Notice Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Cookie Preferences Sitemap Work for us HR Quality Connect Contact Us User Accounts Help Advertise with us Apps Newsletters Channel Finder TV Schedule Podcasts Submit a Tip Our Channels Al Jazeera Arabic Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera Investigative Unit Al Jazeera Mubasher Al Jazeera Documentary Al Jazeera Balkans AJt Our Network Al Jazeera Centre for Studies Al Jazeera Media Institute Learn Arabic Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights Al Jazeera Forum Al Jazeera Hotel Partners Follow Al Jazeera English: 60Xe Md Os © 2024 Al Jazeera Media Network