Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny, currently serving his sentence at the Vladimir region penitentiary, was given “huge doses” of antibiotics, which had caused a complication in his stomach and made him lose 7 kg of weight, Navalny’s lawyer Vadim Kobzev says.
“The Federal Penitentiary Service continues its illegal activities and directly works to undermine Navalny’s health. After he had basically been infected with a flu on purpose, they refused to pass on the medicine [brought by lawyers], instead ‘treating’ him with huge doses of antibiotics contraindicated in such cases.
“As a result, Navalny ended up with a complication, he has sharp stomach pains, he’s lost 7 kg of weight,”
Kobzev says, as quoted on the Telegram channel of Navalny’s team.
According to the lawyer, the politician was supposed to leave solitary confinement today, however yesterday Navalny was told that he would be transferred to cell-type premises for the maximum possible term — half a year.
“These actions can’t be interpreted in any other way except for an open strategy to destroy Navalny’s health by all forces and means. It’s obvious that the colony would not allow for such a demonstrative level of unlawfulness without an order from Moscow,” Kobzev emphasises.
In January, Navalny fell ill while in solitary confinement. He later said that another inmate, who had previously spent a day in the medical unit with flu- and coronavirus-ridden inmates, was put in his cell for the fifth time. Navalny was refused a transfer to the medical unit, and he was not given medication for a long time.
Only on 12 January, Kobzev said that the politician had started receiving flu medication. According to the lawyer, the open letter from Russian doctors was very effective. They previously asked Vladimir Putin to stop the harassment of Navalny and provide him with the necessary medical help.
