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Allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny want proof he is healthy
Allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny say they want proof that he is healthy after his lawyers were denied access to him and the Russian prison service issued a sparse statement saying his health was satisfactory.
Key points:
- Mr Navalny began to experience serious back pain last week, had felt a numbness in his leg and been unable to stand on it, his allies said
- The Federal Penitentiary Service said the 44-year-old opposition politician’s health was stable and satisfactory
- Nearly 160 cultural figures published an open letter demanding Mr Navalny’s lawyers be given access to him
His supporters said a day earlier they were concerned by a deterioration in his health and his lawyers said they had not been allowed to visit him in…
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