Putin critic Alexei Navalny sick after suspected poisoning in jail, says rep
, who has been in prison since 2021, is sick with severe stomach pain that may be caused by a slow-acting poison, his spokesperson said on Thursday.was called on April 7 to the Russian maximum-security IK-6 penal colony where he is being held. Navalny reportedly received no diagnosis.Navalny, 46, was experiencing intense pain and could not eat the prison food as a result.
Anna Veduta, a Washington, D.C.-based vice president of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, told the Associated Press Navalny firstStory continues below advertisement Veduta said Navalny has lost 18 pounds over the last 15 days. She told the Associated Press that his allies believe he is “slowly being administered low doses of poison” from unidentified pills he is being given in prison.
The Kremlin has refused to comment on Navalny’s health or alleged poisoning. The authority said prisoner health falls under the domain of the federal penitentiary service. In the past, the penitentiary service has claimed Navalny has always received adequate medical treatment.
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