Russia: Russian opponent Alexeï Navalny suffers from "severe pain"
Through his lawyers, the opponent has let it be known that he is in a penal colony located about a hundred kilometers from Moscow.
The IK-2 colony, reputed to be one of the toughest in Russia.
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In his prison, a hundred kilometers east of Moscow, Alexeï Navalny's health deteriorates.
The opponent suffers from back pain that ripples through his legs, but does not receive proper treatment, which causes his wife and lawyers to react.
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With our correspondent in Moscow,
Jean-Didier Revoin
Yulia Navalnaïa
has let it be known that her husband is suffering from back complications requiring serious treatment for what is like a pinched nerve.
At the same time, she demanded her release from Vladimir Putin.
Comments confirmed by Alexey Navalny's lawyer.
After being able to meet her client, she says her right leg is barely working.
He is also said to be woken up every hour during the night, a treatment reserved for prisoners suspected of wanting to escape.
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The opponent was however able to pass a scanner, without being provided with a diagnosis while for their part, the prison services consider the state of health of Alexeï Navalny stable and satisfactory.
The opponent's defense therefore made an official request for treatment, demanding that he stop torturing him by sleep deprivation.
So many elements that make talk about the fate of the opponent, while his staff has launched a website on which people ready to go out to demonstrate against the authorities must register.
In two days, more than 250,000 people responded, but his relatives are waiting for 500,000 to announce the next mobilization.
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