Russian police seek access to 'poisoned' Alexei Navalny for questioning

Russian police are seeking access to Alexei Navalny for questioning after Moscow rubbished Germany’s findings in Kremlin critic’s toxicology report. German health authorities have confirmed poisoning of anti-corruption campaigner with a Soviet-style nerve nt from vichok group.

Siberian transport police said in a statement that Russia would prepare a request to let its officers and an “expert” show German investigators as y probe Navalny’s case. Russia wants access to Navalny to ask supplementary questions as German investigators carry out ir independent investigation.

Russia has been facing growing pressure to hold perpetrators accountable as Western nations me ir case at Security Council. United States told UN Security Council on September 10 that it work with allies to hold people accountable for poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, including through “restricting funds for malign activities.”

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Cherith rman Chalet, deputy US ambassor to United Nations, told 15-member council that any use of chemical weapons under any circumstances is unacceptable and contravenes international rms prohibiting use of such weapons. rman Chalet urged Russia to be fully transparent cooperate with international community’s probe into this latest attack. 

“Wherever evidence les, we will work with allies and international community to hold perpetrators accountable, including through restricting funds for malign activities,” she asserted during a Security Council briefing on Syria Chemical Weapons.

Russia hits out at Western countries

Kremlin h deunced attempts of western countries to blame Russian government for alleged poisoning as absurd. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov hit back on September 11, saying Russia doesn't like it when or countries dictate m about what legal procedures to opt. Peskov insisted that Kremlin is independently looking into case but cant open a criminal case on basis of test results carried out in German military labs. 

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