Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, Landed tonight (Sunday) in Moscow and was immediately arrested by the authorities, already at the airport. According to reports from the Reuters network, he is being held at the police station near his place of arrest.
Nabalani was poisoned last August as part of an assassination attempt on his life, apparently carried out by Russian officials. After his poisoning, Nabalani was treated at a hospital in Germany.
Upon his arrest, the United States National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, He wrote on his Twitter account: “He should be released immediately and prosecuted with whoever tried to assassinate him. The Kremlin’s attack on Navalny is not only a violation of human rights, but also an insult to Russian citizens who want their voices heard.”
Mr. Navalny should be immediately released, and the perpetrators of the outrageous attack on his life must be held accountable. The Kremlin’s attacks on Mr. Navalny are not just a violation of human rights, but an affront to the Russian people who want their voices heard.
– Jake Sullivan (@jakejsullivan) January 17, 2021
The foreign ministers of France and Italy also joined calls for the release of Navalny: “France takes his arrest seriously, and together with our partner in Europe, we call for his immediate release.” In Italy, the foreign minister said: “We are seeking his immediate release and expect his rights to be respected.”
The photo posted by Alexei Navalny from the hospital (Photo: screenshot)The 44-year-old opposition leader, who is known as a harsh critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, announced in advance his intention to return to the country, after recovering from the assassination attempt. In February for extreme incitement across the Internet.
As you may recall, last month the CNN network revealed how a villain was poisoned by a Russian agent. The poison that hit Navalny was buried in his underwear, when the information was revealed by Navalny himself in conversations with the agent. The poison, according to the agent, was inserted into the internal sutures in the groin area in the underwear of the opposition chairman.
According to toxicologists who took part in the journalistic investigation, attaching the poison to clothing and thus increasing exposure to large parts of the skin is one of the safest ways to poison, especially when the victim begins to sweat.