Russian prison authorities transferred Alexei Navalny to a hospital and gave him vitamins on the 20th day of his hunger strike

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, on hunger strike in prison since March 31, has been transferred to an inmate hospital in a nearby prison, the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service reported on Monday (FSIN, in its acronym in Russian).

“The decision was taken to transfer A. Navalny to the regional hospital for convicts, located in the IK-3 prison.“Said in a statement to the FSIN department for the Vladimir region, where the opponent is serving a sentence.

The prison services also indicated that the state of health of the main political enemy of President Vladimir Poutine “is satisfactory”. In addition, said the activist had agreed to take vitamin supplements, but the opposition environment has yet to confirm whether he has given his consent.

During the day Liubov Sobol, an ally of Navalny, said in statements to the Russian station Ekho moskvy What is wrong with this doubts as to whether the hunger strike initiated by the opposition will materialize, given that the conditions of detention “have deteriorated”.

Navalny was arrested on January 18 on his arrival at Moscow airport for failing to respect probation after spending months in Germany recovering from poisoning – for which the prominent opponent blames Putin directly – for which the repression of demonstrations in his favor and the arrest of thousands of demonstrators.

The Leader of the Opposition said in hunger strike at the end of March, to denounce his condition and demand a visit from a personal doctor. Since then, his allies have warned that his situation has worsened, to the point that he will suffer from partial paralysis.

Faced with this situation, Navalny’s spokesperson, Kira Yarmysh, expressed her concern on Sunday in a post on her account on the social network Facebook. “Alexei is dying. Given his condition, it’s a matter of days, ”he said.

In this sense, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday warned Russian authorities that they would be exposed to “consequences” if the opponent died during the hunger strike, in a statement granted. on the American television channel CNN.

Similarly, EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Josep Borrell called on authorities to “guarantee Navalny’s immediate access to healthcare professionals they trust” and reiterated the request for “immediate and immediate. Unconditional” release of the opponent for having considered that he is imprisoned for political reasons.

So far, Navalny’s circle of allies have announced the call for more protests on Wednesday in various cities across the country due to the dissident’s poor health. “There are circumstances which force us to act quickly to avoid irreparable damage,” they said on Sunday.

(With information from EFE and Europa Press)

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