“On the morning of February 22, doctors came to him. Vinnik asked them to start taking him out of the hunger strike so that he could live to the court scheduled for March 20, ”he said.

At the same time, according to Musatov, the Greek experts noted that they intend to introduce Vinnika preparations for bodybuilders, since "they have no other ways and knowledge" how to act in such situations.

The Russian citizen had to refuse such help.

At the same time, the lawyer added that he intended to find a specialist in Russia.

Earlier, the Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia, Tatiana Moskalkova, said that Vinnik decided to temporarily stop the hunger strike, which he announced on November 26, 2018.

The Russian was arrested in Greece in July 2017. He is accused of laundering about $ 4 billion using a cryptocurrency exchange.