German hospital: Poisoning signs found in Russian dissident

BERLIN (AP) Tests conducted on Russian dissident Alexei Navalny at a German hospital indicate that he was poisoned, but doctors said Monday he was being treated with an antidote and his life was not in immediate danger.

The Charité hospital said in a statement that the team of doctors who have been examining Navalny since he was flown from Siberia and admitted Saturday have found indications of cholinesterase inhibitors in his system.

Chancellor Angela Merkel, who had personally offered Germany s assistance in treating Navalny before he was brought to Berlin, said in view of the findings and his prominent role in the political opposition in Russia, authorities there are now called upon urgently to investigate this crime in detail and in full transparency.

Those responsible must be identified and held accountable, Merkel said.

via apnews.com