Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny flown to Germany to be treated for suspected poisoning

Russian opposition leer Alexei Navalny on August 22 was flown from Russia to Germany after doctors allowed him to be airlifted for furr treatment. Alexei became suddenly ill on August 20 while he was travelling from Russian city of Tomsk to Moscow following which plane h to make an emergency landing in Omsk, where he was treated for suspected poisoning. Alexei's aides allege that he may have been poisoned at airport, but doctors treating 44-year-old lawyer said that y found trace of any toxic substance. 

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Flown with wife Yulia by his side

According to reports, Alexei was airlifted from Russia at around 8:00 a.m local time from where he was taken to Berlin from treatment. A picture of Alexei being airlifted was posted by his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh on Twitter, where she informed he was lifted into medical plane and his wife Yulia is with him. chartered plane for Alexei was reportedly arranged by a German NGO Cinema for Peace. Earlier in day, Alexei was seen being taken from hospital to airport in an ambulance. As per reports, Alexei is still in a coma and was breathing through a ventilator. 

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Alexei, a former lawyer, and anti-corruption campaigner was moved out of Russia following a massive controversy that lasted for two days. While supporters and relatives of Alexei vouched for politician to be moved to Germany, doctors denied permission saying that he was very unstable and t in a condition to travel. Kira Yarmysh claimed that doctors h earlier authorised Alexei's movement but laster denied possibly under pressure from Kremlin. Yarmysh h earlier also claimed that doctors h mitted to discovering poison traces in Alexei's blood but later took a U-turn on ir position. Meanwhile, Georgy Alburov, a researcher at politician's Anti-Corruption Foundation, accused doctors of t authorising Alexei's movement, even when a plane with high-quality German doctors and equipment was waiting at airport, in order to wait for poison trace to disappear. 

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