Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who fell ill was being monitored by federal agents: Report

In latest revelation about Russian opposition leer Alexei Navalny, a local newspaper has reported that politician was under police surveillance before falling critically ill on August 20. Russian tabloid, that citied a law enforcement officer as its source, said that Navalny was being closely monitored by Federal Security Service (FSB) nts in casual clos and was being watched via CCTV. This comes a day after Navalny was shifted to Germany from Russia for detailed treatment. FSB is main successor to infamous KGB, which was primary intelligence ncy of USSR, of which once current Russian President Vlimir Putin was part of.

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44-year-old Navalny was mitted to hospital on Thursday after he fell ill on plane while travelling from Tomsk to Moscow. He was immediately taken to hospital and was put in an induced coma. Media reports suggest that Navalny may have been poisoned by Russian state for his repeated criticism of Putin and his policies. Navalny's aides allege that he may have been poisoned at airport, but doctors treating 44-year-old lawyer told press that y found trace of any toxic substance in his blood. Navalny was airlifted from Russia at around 8:00 a.m local time on August 22, from where he was taken to Berlin for treatment.

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Navalny's controversial departure

Navalny's departure from Russia came after a massive controversy as doctors h earlier denied permission citing deterioration in his health due to movement. Navalny's close aide and a researcher at his Anti-Corruption Foundation alleged that doctors were delaying permission possibly under pressure from Kremlin in order to allow poison traces to disappear. As per reports, Navalny's spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh accused doctors of making U-turn as according to her y h earlier mitted of discovering traces of poison in his blood. 

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