Jailed dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza has lost an appeal to force Russian authorities to investigate two alleged poisonings that left him with a nervous disorder.
The dual British and Russian national is currently serving a sentence 25 year prison sentence for treason.
Appearing in court in Moscow via video link from a penal colony in Omsk, Siberia, the opposition activist appeared thin and emaciated.
O 42 years was arrested in April 2022 after criticizing Russia war in Ukraine.
Since Aleksei Navalny’s death, he has been regarded by the West as Russia’s most prominent political prisoner, with the United Kingdom among those calling for his release.
In addition to filing numerous appeals against his detention, he repeatedly attempted to file charges against Russiaof Investigation for failing to investigate two occasions in which he claims to have been poisoned.
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Kara-Murza claims he was targeted by an FSB “death squad.”
Two alleged assassination attempts
After the first alleged attempt to kill him in 2015, he nearly died from kidney failure – and, two years later, was hospitalized and placed in a medically induced coma following a similar incident.
But in February a court rejected his complaint – a decision he described on Tuesday as “unfair and illegal”.
“The appealed decision contains blatant, blatant and documented lies, and that alone is enough for it to be overturned,” said the father of three.
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During the proceedings, the judge’s voice was often drowned out by the noise of traffic coming from an open window.
Video from Kara-Murza’s prison cell also regularly froze at crucial moments during his testimony.
Around 20 people – journalists, family, friends and supporters – were packed into the public area at the back of the court, and others outside were unable to find space.
When the hearing ended, some shouted words of encouragement to the former journalist, who gave a brief sign of defiance by raising a clenched fist, before his video feed was abruptly cut off.
Kara-Murza’s lawyer, Maria Eismont, told journalists gathered outside that they would launch a new appeal.
“We will take advantage of every opportunity,” she said.
The Kremlin has previously denied any involvement in the illnesses and deaths of opposition figures.
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