UN chief calls for 'transparent investigation' into Navalny death

UNITED NATIONS, United States, Feb 17 (AFP): UN chief Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a full investigation into the reported death in jail of Alexei Navalny, the prominent critic of the Kremlin.

"The Secretary-General is shocked by the reported death in detention of opposition figure Alexei Navalny," Guterres's spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.

Guterres called "for a full, credible and transparent investigation into the circumstances of Navalny's reported death in custody," Dujarric added.