The Kremlin opponent Alexei Navalny, who was imprisoned in Russia, was once again transferred to a solitary cell, despite complaints from his lawyer about his acute health problems. On Friday he only got out of solitary confinement and was sent there for a further 15 days on Monday, said the opposition politician’s team on Tuesday evening on his Telegram channel. He was also confronted with further harassment.
For example, Navalny’s daily exit from the narrow prison courtyard was moved to 7 a.m. – “that’s important because if you’re lucky, you can walk in the sun square during the day.” According to the information, there are also new restrictions on buying food and writing letters from Navalny.
The 46-year-old sees his new solitary confinement as punishment for investigating corruption in the prison authorities. The Anti-Corruption Fund (FBK), managed by Navalny, had previously published an article about the overpriced purchase of food in Russian prisons.
The new restrictions hit an apparently already weakened Navalny. His lawyer Vadim Kobsev announced on Tuesday that the opposition figure had lost eight kilograms within two weeks during the last confinement in the solitary cell. An ambulance then had to be called. Kobsev complained that Navalny was not being treated and that the prison authorities were refusing to accept the medication given to him.
