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SWR: Navalny and his family moved to southern Germany
Politician Alexei Navalny moved with his family to Ibach (Waldshut district in southern Germany) for a while to rest and continue his recovery after being poisoned by a substance from the Novichok group. This was reported by the local radio station SWR with reference to the speech of the burgomaster Helmut Kaiser.
“Yes, he is vacationing here with his family. Why did he choose this place to stay? Because it's beautiful here," he said.
On the official website of the community of Ibach, Mayor Kaiser said that “since this week, one vacationer, a public figure of public interest and requiring a high level of personal protection, has been staying in Ibach with his family” and added that this circumstance leads to increased control by police.
According to SWR, police announced on Wednesday that there was a "person with heightened protection needs" in Ibach. A large number of police officers were seen at the scene.
Novaya Gazeta was unable to get a prompt comment from the Anti-Corruption Foundation team or Navalny's representatives.
After coming out of a coma and being discharged from the Charité - where he could only be taken after much persuasion - Navalny underwent a rehabilitation course in a clinic and lived in a hotel with his family. He had already walked in the park, could go up to the fifth floor, and even tried to juggle with a therapist. The politician spent 32 days in a Berlin clinic, 24 of them in intensive care. He was discharged from the hospital on 23 September.
The politician ended up in a German clinic on August 22, two days after he became ill on the Tomsk-Moscow plane. Independent laboratories in Germany, France and Sweden said that the oppositionist was poisoned with a chemical warfare agent from the Novichok. Later, these conclusions were confirmed by experts from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
Moscow denies that Navalny was poisoned. A criminal case on the fact of poisoning a politician and an attempt on his life has not yet been opened in Russia.