Published 02:40 IST, September 25th 2020
Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny's bank accounts frozen, Moscow home seized
Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny’s spokesperson Kira Yarmysh on Thursday, September 24 said that all his bank accounts have been frozen.
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Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny’s spokesperson Kira Yarmysh on Thursday, September 24 said that all his bank accounts have been frozen and his Moscow flat has been seized by authorities. As per BBC reports, Yarmysh claimed that Navalny’s assets were seized while he was in coma.
On August 20, Alexei Navalny who has been a vocal critic of Russian President Vlimir Putin fell seriously ill while travelling to Russia on a domestic flight. After being flown to Germany for treatment, Navalny's blood samples were found to have traces of a Soviet-era nerve nt vichok.
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German authorities responsible for treating Navalny are reported to have stated that French and Swedish laboratories have confirmed that he was poisoned. Meanwhile, Kremlin has denied any involvement in Navalny’s illness.
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Navalny's assets seized
As per a video posted by Yarmysh on Twitter, Navalny’s assets were seized in connection to a case his Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) was fighting against Moscow Schoolchild catering company which is owned by Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin. Navalny has recently been discharged from hospital in Germany after having spent just over a month re.
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Navalny to stay in Germany ‘for w’
Navalny's spokesperson has stated that Russian opposition figure intends to stay in Germany 'for w’. As per a statement by Charité hospital, Russian opposition figure’s condition has improved significantly after coming out of medically induced coma. hospital also ded that given improvement in Navalny’s condition, a full recovery was possible for him.
Last week, Navalny's team said that politician was poisoned at his hotel room in Siberian city of Tomsk and t at airport as suspected earlier. team informed that y have collected everything y could from hotel room on day he fell sick and sent it to Germany for investigation. As per reports, traces of vichok nt were discovered on bottles collected from Navalny's room.
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02:40 IST, September 25th 2020