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Russian President Vladimir Putin said a criminal case about the poisoning of opposition politician Alexei Navalny was “impossible”, but Russian law enforcement officials are monitoring the incident.
The head of the Russian Federation commented on the severe poisoning of Navalny with a substance from the Novichok group (which was confirmed by experts from Germany, Sweden and France) in a meeting with the Human Rights Council on December 10. A transcript of Putin’s remarks was posted on the Kremlin’s website.
The journalist Nikolai Svanidze, a member of the HRC, said that it is not important what Navalny is doing, but “he almost died and obviously not from the flu.” The Russian said that the absence of a criminal investigation into the incident not only has consequences for the country’s reputation, but also affects the right of citizens to the protection of the state.
When Svanidze asked if a case could be opened in Russia, Putin replied:
“No, you can’t. Because if a person nearly died, it doesn’t mean you should open a criminal case at any time.”
The president of the Russian Federation said that he was the one who asked to initiate the inspection, “and the prosecution and the Investigation Committee are involved in this.”
“We are analyzing the materials that are available to our research bodies. We are ready to do so.”– Putin said.
He added that there were allegedly no materials to start a case. “Our [правоохранители] they are ready to go abroad, to France, Germany and the Netherlands, to the specialists who claim that poisonous war agents have been found there. Nobody invites us. We invite you to our place. They don’t come to us. Official materials are not delivered. No biological materials are given. What should we do something? “ – Putin said.
It is noteworthy that although the HRC member mentioned Navalny’s name, the Russian leader avoided this. Putin called the opponent “a well-known person involved” and his poisoning was a “high-profile case.”
As OBOZREVATEL reported:
