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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Fears have grown over Kara-Murza’s fate following the death of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny in an Arctic prison colony in February. — AFP pic
LONDON, May 2 — Britain on Wednesday called on Russia to release jailed Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza for “urgent medical treatment”.
Kara-Murza, one of the most prominent opponents of President Vladimir Putin, last year was sentenced to 25 years in prison — the longest known punishment for a Russian dissident in recent times.
The dual British-Russian national was charged with “treason” after using a speech in the United States to say Russia had committed “war crimes” against Ukraine.
The 42-year-old suffers from serious health problems, which his wife Evgenia and lawyers say are due to two poisoning attempts orchestrated by Russia’s FSB security service in 2015 and 2017.
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“Imprisoned on politically motivated charges by the Russian authorities, Mr Kara-Murza is being persecuted for opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” Nusrat Ghani, Britain’s minister of state for industry and economic security, said in a statement.
“The prison conditions are threatening his life. His health is declining,” she said after speaking with Evgenia Kara-Murza.
“Russia must release him immediately on humanitarian grounds for urgent medical treatment.”
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Fears have grown over Kara-Murza’s fate following the death of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny in an Arctic prison colony in February.
Evgenia Kara-Murza told reporters in Geneva in March that the poisoning attempts had left her husband with a serious condition called polyneuropathy, which can lead to paralysis.
It figures on the list of medical conditions that should prevent incarceration under Russian law, she said. — AFP
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