Alexei Navalny, who is undergoing rehabilitation in Germany, requested permission from the local authorities to extend his stay in the country. It is reported by “Komsomolskaya Pravda”.
The publication had at its disposal a written response from the Berlin Senate to a request from one of the members of the local parliament about the further fate of the Russian oppositionist. The document, dated November 18, states that “the person still has a Schengen visa,” and the extension of his stay in Germany is currently being considered.
“It seems that Mr. Navalny is quite healthy, and it is strange why he does not return to Russia. We are worried that the money of the German taxpayer may be spent on his stay (treatment, protection) in Germany, “Komsomolskaya Pravda quotes the deputy of the Berlin City Parliament from the” Alternative for Germany “party Gunnar Lindemann.
In October, it was reported that after being discharged from the Berlin Charite clinic, Navalny spends time in the German resort town of Ibach in the Southern Black Forest Nature Park. Journalists and local residents found a large number of police officers in the city: they reported that they were guarding a certain person in accordance with “increased security requirements.”
Earlier, in September, German Interior Ministry spokesman Steve Alter said that the authorities had allowed Navalny to remain in Germany for an indefinite period. However, he did not specify how the stay of a Russian on the territory of the country is regulated.
Navalny became ill on August 20 during a flight from Tomsk to Moscow. In the first two days, doctors from the Omsk hospital helped him. They also introduced him to an artificial coma. On August 22, the oppositionist was sent to a clinic in Berlin. The Bundeswehr later announced that it had found traces of a substance from the Novichok group in Navalny's body.
