German doctors - Alexey Navalny may have been poisoned

19:29, 24.08.2020

The German hospital, where Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is being treated, said in a statement on Monday that doctors had found cholinesterase inhibitors in his body, suggesting he may have been poisoned. The chemicals are found in several drugs, but also in some pesticides — and in nerve agents.

The doctors said it was still unclear how or when Navalny was exposed to the chemicals. His family and aides have said they believe Navalny was poisoned with a cup of tea, and they’ve pointed the blame at Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Charite hospital in Berlin said Navalny, a long-time, harsh critic of Putin, was still in a serious condition in intensive care “in an induced coma” on Monday, but added that “there is currently no acute danger to his life.”

The 44-year-old Kremlin critic fell ill on a plane to Moscow and it landed in the Siberian city of Omsk, as reported by CBS News.

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