Russia: Germany refuses consular access to Navalny despite 4th legal aid request
German Foreign Ministry has refused to grant the Russian Embassy in Berlin consular access to Alexei Navalny who is currently staying in Germany after being discharged from the Charite hospital where he had been treated for suspected nerve agent poisoning, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Saturday.
The Russian Foreign Ministry added that Russian prosecutors had already sent the fourth request for legal aid to Berlin on 24 September, noting that the previous ones remained unanswered.
Earlier, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas refused to rule out sanctions against Russia if the OPCW confirms Navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent – a claim Russia has repeatedly denied pointing to Berlin’s unwillingness to share evidence.