Prominent Russian defence lawyer denied adequate medical care while awaiting trial
Maria Bontsler. Photo: Vitaly Nevar / Novy Kaliningrad A Russian defence lawyer in pretrial detention in Kaliningrad, the Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea, is being prevented from communicating with her attorney, being denied vital medication, and is having her meals thrown away, Slovo Zashchite, a legal defence advocacy organisation, reported on Saturday.