- Journalists from public Russian television appeared on the runway in Omsk
- Initially, local doctors refused to allow Navalny to be transported. On Friday evening they changed their mind
- One of the leading Russian opposition activists lost consciousness on Thursday morning during a flight from Tomsk to Moscow. According to his companions, he may have been given poison in tea
The spokeswoman for the opposition activist Kira Jarmysz reported on the ambulance route from Navalny to the airport in Omsk. As she informed, on the runway, apart from German and Russian doctors and law enforcement, journalists from the public television Rossija-1 were also present.
The medical plane that took Navalny has been in Omsk since Friday morning. It was sent by the Cinema for Peace Foundation. Its representative told independent media in Russia that the machine was ready to go to Germany at any time.
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Landing of a German medical plane at the airport in Omsk
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Plane at family risk
Already on Friday afternoon, the chief physician of the hospital in Omsk, Aleksandr Murachowski, announced that Navalny would be treated on the spot, as the medical council had decided to do so. In the evening, however, a different decision was announced. Murachowski’s deputy, doctor Anatoly Kaliniczenko, said that the doctors agreed to transport the patient abroad.
– The patient shows positive dynamics and is sufficiently stable, the state of his brain is stable – said Kaliniczenko. He said the medics “did not object” to the family’s requests to take Navalny abroad for treatment. However, the oppositionist’s brother and wife “take the risk” – he noted.
Kalinichenko also said that doctors “finally ruled out” a chemical previously reported in the media as it was not found in the blood and urine of the patient.
Although the representative of the hospital in Omsk said that the transport of Navalny would be organized on Friday, the spokeswoman of the opposition activist Kira Jarmysz announced that it would be later. “Alexey’s departure will not take place earlier than in seven hours” – wrote Jarmysz on her Twitter account around 19 on Friday Polish time.
Navalny, one of the most important Russian oppositionists, he was hospitalized on Thursday in Omsk in Siberia. He felt unwell on a plane flying from Tomsk to Moscow and lost consciousness. The plane crashed into Omsk. The oppositionist is in a coma and under a respirator. His colleagues believe that an attempt was made to poison him.
Also read: How Russia is poisoning its enemies
Who is Alexei Navalny?
Alexei Navalny is a 44-year-old Russian lawyer, publicist and political activist. In 2012, The Wall Street Journal described him as “the man Vladimir Putin fears the most.” In 2016, he launched a campaign ahead of the 2018 presidential election, but Russia’s Central Election Commission blocked his candidacy in December 2017.
Navalny and his associates have been detained many times, especially during the campaign leading up to the presidential elections in Russia. In May 2018, Navalny was shut down for 30 days for participating in an illegal anti-Putin protest in Moscow.
In 2011, he founded the Foundation for Combating Corruption, which investigates corruption at the highest levels of Russian power. The purpose of the foundation’s activities is to show the Russian public that the tops of Putin illegally accumulate wealth and is detached from the needs and reality of the Russians.
Navalny organized many demonstrations against the Russian government. He also demanded reforms, which repeatedly exposed him to harassment from the authorities. Since 2011, he has been the face of the anti-Putin opposition. At that time, he was also recognized as the Man of the Year by the daily “Vedomosti”, published in Russia.
Sources: Twitter, PAP, Onet
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