Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was 'poisoned' by an unidentified toxic substance but doctors have sent him back to jail despite his condition, his lawyer and personal physician said Monday
1 / 6Navalny is serving a 30-day jail sentence for calling Saturday's rallyNavalny is serving a 30-day jail sentence for calling Saturday's rally Moscow - Russia's jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday he might have been"poisoned" in his prison cell amid a crackdown on anti-Kremlin protesters.
The 43-year-old lawyer was rushed to hospital from jail on Sunday, a day after nearly 1,400 people were arrested at an unauthorised protest -- the largest police crackdown on dissent in recent years. He ruled out any foul play by local police, saying they themselves have been"shocked" by his appearance, but suggested that someone might have entered his cell when he was not there.
Ahead of the rally, police detained a number of popular opposition politicians who have fought to get on the ballot. Despite the crackdown, thousands of protesters -- many in their 20s and early 30s -- turned up on Saturday in central Moscow to demonstrate over the blocking of opposition candidates and to urge the authorities to open up the tightly-controlled system.
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