Immediately after Russia's opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is believed to have been attacked by chemical weapons nerve agents, returned to Russia from his recuperation destination, he was detained at the airport, further criticizing the Putin administration in Western countries. Is expected.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny suddenly lost consciousness while traveling on a passenger plane and was treated at a German hospital last August, and an international investigative journalism group said that Russian security agencies were using chemical weapons nerve agents. Last month, we released the results of an investigation that allegedly attacked using.
Navalny returned to Russia from his recuperation destination Germany on the 17th and said at the Moscow airport, "I'm not afraid of anything, I just go home as usual. I know I'm right." ..
Immediately afterwards, however, he was detained during immigration and was taken away despite protests by a lawyer who accompanied him.
According to Russia's Interfax news agency, Mr. Navalny was convicted of a suspended sentence in a past criminal case and was detained for violating his obligation to inform him of his whereabouts.
Regarding the alleged attempted poisoning targeting Mr. Navalny, the foreign ministers of the G7 = seven major countries issued a joint statement in September last year saying that they "condemn with the strongest words", and this detention triggered this detention. It is expected that the criticism of Western countries against the Putin administration will intensify.
EU Russia accused of immediate release
Regarding Mr. Navalny's detention at the airport, EU-European Union President Michelle posted on Twitter on the 17th that "it is not acceptable. I urge Russian authorities to release it immediately" I blamed you.