Germany found Novichok in a bottle of the
Russian opposition leader brought on board
German military poison expert found traces
of poison in a bottle of Russian opposition
leader Alexei Navalny brought on board.
Experts from the Institute of Pharmacology
and Toxicology in Munich, Germany, have found
traces of the toxic Novichok in the blood,
urine and skin of Russian opposition leader
Alexei Navalny, magazine Der Spiegel. reported
on 4.9, citing German government sources.
Test results were announced during the meeting
of German Chancellor Angela Merkel with Deputy
Prime Minister Olaf Scholz, Foreign Minister
Heiko Maas, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer,
Justice Minister Kristina Lambrecht, Defense
Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer and Chief
of Staff of the German Chancellor Helge Braun
(he is also the coordinator of the intelligence
agencies).
Experts from the Bundeswehr (German army)
presented the test results, which confirmed
that "there is no doubt that the poison belongs
to the Novichok family", the Der Spiegel report
said.
Notably, according to experts, traces of the
poison were detected not only in the blood,
urine and skin of Navalny but also on a bottle
that the Russian opposition leader brought
with him in flight.
The Alexei Navalny family is said to have
delivered the bottle to German doctors.
In Germany, civilian experts in Berlin concluded
that Navalny was poisoned.
The Charite Hospital in Berlin, where Alexei
Navalny's treatment was given, quickly let
Bundeswehr into investigation.
The report of Der Spiegel emphasizes that
the poison itself cannot be isolated by the
poisoned Russian opposition leader.
"It took Bundeswehr several days in a special
laboratory in Munich to come to a clear conclusion
that Navalny was exposed to the Novichok group
toxin," the German magazine stated.
