The subject who is truly loyal to the Chief Magistrate will neither advise nor submit to arbitrary measures. This article was published more than 1 year ago. Some information in it may no longer be current. Pyotr Verzilov, 30, a member of punk protest group Pussy Riot and publisher of a human rights news website, fell ill a week ago after attending a court hearing in Moscow. He was rushed to a Moscow hospital and was disoriented with dilated pupils on arrival and, as his symptoms progressed, struggled to see, hear and move.
Fearing for his safety, family and friends arranged for him to be taken to Germany on a chartered medical flight on Saturday. Verzilov is suffering from an anticholinergic syndrome, a condition in which the passage of certain neurotransmitters is blocked, the sudden onset of which is strongly indicative of poisoning.
The medical team has found no evidence of anything else that may have caused a sudden and severe illness. Verzilov remains in intensive care. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said she is following the situation very closely and has spoken with Mr. Freeland told reporters Tuesday. Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said reports of the possible poisoning were particularly concerning in light of allegations that Russian agents were behind an attack last March in Britain that targeted Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy.
Eckardt said he expects Mr. Verzilov to make a full recovery and hopefully suffer no permanent damage. He said Mr. The rapid onset of symptoms — including high blood pressure and dry mucous membranes — strongly indicated poisoning, doctors said, but it was almost impossible to identify what poison had been used so long after it was administered. A fellow member of Pussy Riot, Mr.
Tolokonnikova said Mr. Verzilov might have been targeted by law enforcement agencies embarrassed by his stunts. During the World Cup this summer, Mr. Verzilov and other members of Pussy Riot disrupted the final match by running onto the field dressed in police uniforms, an act designed to protest police tactics and to draw international attention to the government of Vladimir Putin. He was sentenced to 15 days in jail. Tolokonnikova, who herself became a worldwide figure of dissent when she and two bandmates were jailed for performing a song critical of President Vladimir Putin in a Moscow cathedral.
She credits her then-husband for keeping the case in the international spotlight while she was imprisoned in and They later divorced, but have remained close. She said she believes Mr.
Verzilov would likely return to Moscow once he recovers. His father has said he would like to bring his son to Canada to recuperate. This is a space where subscribers can engage with each other and Globe staff. Non-subscribers can read and sort comments but will not be able to engage with them in any way. Click here to subscribe. If you would like to write a letter to the editor, please forward it to letters globeandmail.
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