Navalny's mother fails with suit alleging improper medical care, ally says

A woman holds candles and a portrait of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died unexpectedly in prison ten days ago, in front of his memorial at Las Ramblas of Barcelona, as people attend a vigil after the body of him was handed to his mother on Saturday in the Arctic city of Salekhard, in Barcelona, Spain, February 25, 2024. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -The mother of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has failed with a lawsuit alleging he had received inadequate medical care in the Arctic penal colony where he died, because he did not make the complaint himself, a Navalny ally said on Thursday.

Navalny's family and supporters have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of having him killed, an accusation the Kremlin has angrily rejected. He had survived a poisoning with a Soviet-era nerve agent in Russia in 2020 and years of harsh treatment in prison, including long spells in solitary confinement.