The Russian opponent Alexei Navalny denounces his "poisoning" in prison

Alexei Navalny, the main opponent of President Vladimir Putin, denounced on Monday Monday the fact that he was apparently "poisoned" in the prison where he is serving a sentence for calling a protest march in favor of free elections which resulted in the greater police repression against political dissidents of recent years in Russia.

Navalny broadcast a photo of him taken to the hospital, where he is seen with a swollen face, especially around the eyes. "I have never had any allergy" The opponent said in a message posted on his blog, explaining his symptoms.

"During a walk, my cellmates saw that I had a red neck. (…) Within an hour, I felt my forehead and the skin around my burning eyes"and then the eyelids" the size of ping-pong balls ",

"At night, I woke up because my face, my ears, my neck were burning and itching," he added. "An idea has come to me:Maybe they've poisoned me?"Added Navalny.

His lawyer and his personal physician stated that he had apparently been badaulted with a unknown toxic agent. The 43-year-old chief and lawyer was rushed to hospital on Sunday.

"The swelling has decreased after they will treat me with corticosteroids "said Navalny, who added that he now looked like "someone who has been drinking for two months".

The politician ruled out a police attack stating that they were themselves "shocked" by their appearance, but hinted that someone else could have entered his cell while He was not there.

The medical staff of the leader, Anastasia Vasilyeva, reprimanded the doctors who had treated him after his release so that he returned to prison today, even though he needed more treatment .

"Alexei was clearly sent back to the detention center, on top order," he said, adding that the hospital doctors did not wish to uncover the cause of Navalny's condition.

Vasilyeva, an ophthalmologist who has already treated Navalny in 2017 after I almost lost an eye during an attack with the green antiseptic "zelyonka"He said that his health was in danger in prison and that his cell could be contaminated.

The biggest crackdown in years

Navalny is serving a 30-day jail sentence for calling the march Saturday to protest the authorities' decision to prevent the candidacy of several independent politicians for the parliamentary elections in September.

Before the parade, the police arrested several opposition politicians who tried to run for office.

Among them, Ivan Zhdanov, director of the anti-corruption fund created by Navalny and his famous political opponent and frustrated candidate, Ilya Yashin.

Today, a Moscow court sentenced Zhdanov to 15 days in prison and Yashin to 10 days in prison for participating in the organization of the demonstration.

Despite the ban, thousands of protesters, mainly between 20 and 30 years, joined the march in Moscow, where the police struck and arrested indiscriminately 1,400 people, including the elderly and pbaders-by.

The mediator of the Russian capital, Evgueni Buminovich, was among the arrested 47 people, reported today. Nevertheless, the opposition convened another march for Saturday.

Although the Kremlin has tried to stop critics, Germany today lamented "disproportionately harsh police action" and demanded the release of detainees.

France has expressed concern over recent events in Russia and its concern about the "sudden deterioration" in Navalny's health.