The Kremlin stops commenting on what is happening with Navalny in custody

The Kremlin said that it would no longer comment on what was happening in the colony with Alexei Navalny - Dmitry Peskov suggested that journalists ask the relevant questions to the Federal Penitentiary Service and the prosecutor's office.

According to TASS, at a briefing with journalists, Peskov said that the Kremlin "does not intend to comment at all on this situation with this citizen, this convict." "(We) won't do it because we don't have the information," a presidential spokesman said.

Peskov advised making inquiries about Navalny to the Federal Penitentiary Service and the prosecutor's office if "there are any complaints or any doubts about the observance of the law." So he answered the question about the position of PACE regarding the oppositionist - the assembly called for the release of Navalny and provide him with the necessary medical care.

• The health problems of the oppositionist were reported on March 24 by his lawyers. The politician complained of severe pain in his back and leg. Navalny himself and his lawyers argue that he is not being provided with adequate medical care. The Federal Penitentiary Service assesses the prisoner's condition as "stable, satisfactory."

• On March 31, Alexei Navalny went on a hunger strike, demanding that doctors be allowed to see him. He still holds her. On April 17, Yaroslav Ashikhmin, one of Alexei Navalny's physicians , told Meduza that the oppositionist's life was in danger — his blood test shows extremely high levels of potassium, uric acid, and an increase in creatinine. This can lead to cardiac arrest.

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While Alexei Navalny is starving in the colony, the authorities staged repressions against his organization and supporters - the Moscow prosecutor's office filed a lawsuit to recognize the FBK and Navalny's headquarters as extremist organizations. If the lawsuit is upheld, Navalny's supporters may be massively involved in criminal cases. For example, for participation in the activities of an extremist organization (for example, work at the regional headquarters), it will be possible to receive a term of up to 6 years, for financing (for example, donating through a website) - up to 8 years. Even a simple FBK sticker on a car will cost its owner up to 15 days of arrest or a fine - practice shows that they can be fined or arrested for an old post. We wrote more about all the risks here .