Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza He has been transferred to a prison hospital and his lawyers have not been able to contact him, his wife, Yevgenia, said.
The woman wrote in Facebook that the transfer took place yesterday Thursday afternoon.
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“When the lawyers arrived at the hospital they were first told that Vladimir I wasn’t there, but after the party ended workday They confirmed their arrival and asked to return the next day.” He regretted before adding that this Friday the authorities also did not allow the lawyers access to Kara-Murza.
Weekend Visits are also not allowed She said her husband was suffering from medical problems after surviving two poisoning attempts, which could be aggravated by his incarceration.
Kara-Murza, who wrote opinion pieces for media such as “The Washington Post”, was arrested in April 2022 for allegedly collaborating with countries in the NATO and discredit the Armed Forces in a speech delivered in the House of Representatives of Arizona (USA), and sentenced to 25 years in prison for “high treason”.
Considered a prisoner of conscience by International Amnestywas awarded the Vaclav Havel Prize for Human Rights 2022 awarded by the Council of Europe.
