Kremlin opponent Alexei Navalny, who is imprisoned in Russia, has been transferred back to solitary confinement despite complaints from his lawyer about his acute health problems. He only came out of solitary confinement on Friday and was sent there for another 15 days on Monday, the opposition politician’s team said on his Telegram channel on Tuesday night. He also faced further harassment.
So Navalny’s daily exit in the narrow prison courtyard was moved to 7am – “that’s important because you can stand in the sun square during a walk if you’re lucky”. According to the information, there are also new restrictions on buying food and writing letters from Navalny.
Investigated corruption in prison authorities
The 46-year-old sees his new solitary confinement as punishment for investigating corruption in prison authorities. The Anti-Corruption Fund (FBK), managed by Navalny, had previously published an article about the overpriced purchase of food in Russian prisons.
The new restrictions hit a seemingly already weakened Navalny. His lawyer Vadim Kobsev announced on Tuesday that the opposition figure had lost eight kilos within two weeks during the last solitary confinement. An ambulance then had to be called. Kobsev complained that Navalny was not treated and that prison authorities refused to accept the drugs given to him.
Source: Krone
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