Navalny’s spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh, accused doctors of endangering his life, suggesting on Twitter that doctors wanted to hinder an investigation by stalling “until the poison in his body can no longer be traced.”
“The ban on transporting Navalny is an attempt on his life, which is now being carried out by the doctors and the deceitful authorities who sanctioned it,” she said.
Alexander Murakhovsky, the chief physician for the Omsk Emergency Hospital No. 1, said Navalny was not well enough to be moved.
“His condition has somewhat improved as of 8 a.m. But, nonetheless, we have been unable thus far to fully stabilize him,” he told reporters, adding that doctors have “five working diagnoses” but that he could not offer details.
Meanwhile, Ivan Zhdanov, an associate of Navalny’s, said Friday that transportation police told him they discovered poison they deemed dangerous not only for Navalny but for those around him – so much so that access to Navalny will not be permitted without a full hazmat suit. Zhdanov said the authorities did not disclose details of the poison, citing an active investigation.
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