Alexei Navalny was poisoned, German doctors confirm

[denem]

Source: The Irish Times

German doctors have confirmed Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny was poisoned.

Mr Navalny fell ill in Russia on Thursday and was transferred to Berlin’s Charité university hospital on Saturday, where he remains in a serious but non-life-threatening condition.

”The clinical tests indicate an intoxication through a substance from the cholinesterase active ingredient group,” said the clinic in a statement. “The specific substance has not been identified so far, and a further wide-ranging analysis has been initiated.”

Cholinesterase is an enzyme, found especially in the heart, brain and blood, required to avoid overstimulation of the nervous system. It can be affected by genetic factors and by poisoning. The Charité statement added that the effect of the detected toxin “has been proven several times and in independent laboratories”.

Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/alexei-navalny-was-poisoned-german-doctors-confirm-1.4337697

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Our president very badly wants to do the same to ALL non supporters.

[iluvtennis]

2. you got that right. nt

[malthaussen]

3. Gee, I wonder what kind of villain would do such a thing... n/t

[dchill]

4. Can German doctors confirm whether water is still wet?

[ProudMNDemocrat]

5. Be afraid Donnie. Be very afraid.

You piss off your boss, oppose him, and Putin's arms will stretch.

[cstanleytech]

6. Another of Putin's nerve agent victims?

[dhol82]

7. Hmmmm, maybe Ricin. It's a cholinesterase

Also a favorite with the GRU.

[Igel]

10. Not recently.

Sounds like some sort of pesticide, if it's screwing with cholinesterase and they're using atropine to treat it.

[Roc2020]

8. Russia's day of reckoning

is coming.

[SunSeeker]

9. Glad they were able to still find some in his system after all this time.

I'm sure Vlad will be disappointed.

Hope this helps in his treatment and he recovers fully.

[LudwigPastorius]

11. Just a little Novichok in his Earl Grey...

A.K.A. Putin's Little Helper

[LudwigPastorius]

12. Gee...how did I guess?

https://abcnews.go.com/International/kremlin-critic-alexey-navalny-poisoned-chemical-nerve-agent/story?id=72770906&cid=clicksource_4380645_6_heads_posts_headlines_hed

It was not exactly a wild leap, just like my guess that Trump won't say a goddamned thing about it, lest he ruffle his BFF Putin.