“Vinnik's health is of great concern at the moment.
According to preliminary information, a number of chronic diseases have aggravated as a result of being in a US prison facility and the lack of proper nutrition and the provision of necessary medical care, ”Melnikov said in an appeal to the US Attorney General.
As the human rights activist emphasizes, according to Vinnik, he is literally starving, due to the lack of sufficient food and the necessary dietary nutrition.
“In addition, due to health problems, he made an appointment with doctors, but he was told that he might have to wait several months,” the document says.
Melnikov asked the US Attorney General to inspect the conditions in the Vinnik prison and take measures to improve nutrition.
On August 5, the United States authorities notified Russian diplomats of the arrest of Russian Alexander Vinnik.
The next day, the US Department of Justice announced that Vinnik had appeared before an American court for the first time.
Vinnik pleaded not guilty during a hearing in the Northern District of California.
The Russian was arrested in Greece in the summer of 2017 at the request of the United States.
The American authorities accused him of money laundering through a cryptocurrency exchange.