Published 14:12 IST, August 21st 2020
Russian doctors find 'no traces of poison' in Putin critic Alexei Navalny's blood
Doctors have found no traces of poison in Putin’s staunch critic Alexei Navalny, announced the hospital where the anti-corruption campaigner is admitted.
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Doctors have found traces of poison in Russian President Vlimir Putin’s staunch critic Alexei Navalny, anunced hospital where anti-corruption campaigner is currently mitted. During a health briefing, hospital’s deputy Anatoly Kalinichenko told reporters that full diagsis of Navalny’s health condition is complete but he couldn’t disclose it yet.
Kira Yarmysh, press secretary of 44-year-old politician, claimed that a hospital’s spokesperson h informed about presence of traces of a dely poison in patient’s body but w doctors have taken a U-turn. doctors have also denied permission to release patient to move him to Berlin on a German plane for furr treatment, saying he is t well eugh to be moved.
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'Waiting for poison to disappear'
Both Germany and France offered help for Navalny’s treatment and German peace foundation Cinema for Peace finally stepped in to bring leer to Berlin. Georgy Alburov, a researcher at Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation, said that only reason t to let Navalny go on a plane with specialists is to deny him high-quality medical support and wait until traces of poison disappear.
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After hospital’s denial to let Navalny move out of Russia, Yarmysh said that doctors were rey to authorise movement but changed decision at last moment. She claimed that decision was t me by doctors but by Kremlin, as Navalny’s team has accused current regime of attempted assassination on Putin’s critic.
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“Until w, doctors have said that y are rey to authorize transportation. That is why we organized it in shortest possible time. w, at last moment, doctors are t giving permission. This decision, of course, was t me by m, but by Kremlin,” she tweeted.
Navalny strongly criticised sweeping constitutional reforms introduced by Putin, giving himself an option to stay in power beyond term limits. He has been jailed several times over various charges including embezzlement and calling for unauthorised protests, which Russian leer has deunced as politically motivated. He is currently in a coma in intensive care unit after he fell unconscious during a flight due to alleged poisoning, which doctors have w denied.
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(Im: AP)
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14:12 IST, August 21st 2020