Germany on Friday required swift medical care for jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who has complained of being denied access to hospital treatment by prison officials in Russia.Navalny, the most prominent challenger of Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday stated he had influenza signs consisting of a fever however was being kept in a punishment cell at his maximum-security jail outside Moscow and being rejected fundamental medication.Navalny remains in urgent requirement of medical support as many Russian medical professionals have pointed out.
We contact the Russian authorities to offer this immediately and completely, stated federal government spokesperson Christiane Hoffmann.Berlin likewise restated a call for Navalnys release, saying that his jail time was based upon a politically motivated decision.
For the previous two years, the 46-year-old has been held outside Vladimir, a town around 230 kilometers east of Moscow after an embezzlement conviction, one of numerous rulings Navalny has denounced as an attempt to silence him.Navalny was poisoned with Novichok, a Soviet-made nerve agent, on a trip to Siberia in 2020.
He got treatment in Berlin, and has actually implicated Putin of lagging the attack.In an open letter, numerous Russian physicians prompted the authorities to stop tormenting Navalny and offer him with sufficient care.