Navalny was transferred to a hospital in the Penalty Colony

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been transferred to a medical ward in a detention colony. He reported a slight increase and an annoying cough on his Instagram account on Monday. During the medical examination, he showed signs of respiratory illness, the Federal Prison Service told the Russian news agency Izvestia.

According to Navalny, three of the fifteen inmates in his ward have been taken to hospital. They may have tuberculosis. However, the news agency Izvestia writes that there is no tuberculosis in the penal colony, 100 kilometers east of Moscow. Navlny is tested for corona virus in any case.

Independent Physician

Opponents and critics of President Putin have already had back and leg complaints and previously complained about inadequate medical facilities in the prison camp. He wakes up every hour and suffers from insomnia as a result.

Navalny closed last week The hunger strike Examine him by an independent physician. His team says he has already lost eight pounds before his fast.

Beginning in February Navalny was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. A judge commuted the 3.5-year suspended sentence he received in 2014 to unconditional sentencing for fraud. However, part of the case has been deducted from the year he was under house arrest. The case was appealed Rejected.