The Ukrainian political prisoner Vladimir Balukh, held in the Crimean SIZO, is in critical condition.
«Is there a limit to Russian cynicism? The political prisoner Vladimir Balukh is in critical condition. The account of his life went for days. But the invader illegally continues his arrest», Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mariana Betsa said in her Twitter blog.
She also stressed that the department demands admission of Ukrainian or international doctors to Balukh and immediately release him.
According to the information of «Crimea.Realiya», the Razdolnenskyi Court in the Crimea under the control of the Russian Federation extended the detention period for Vladimir Balukh up to two months – until August 14.
The date of the next court session is June 22nd at 15.00. Today in the court building Balukh got sick. The ambulance gave him an injection, but the health state of the political prisoner did not improve.
Recall that Balukh was sentenced to 3 years and 7 months of the colony-settlement on charges of alleged illegal storage of ammunition. Later, the court reduced the sentence for 2 months.
In March, Balukh declared an indefinite hunger strike. His defense insists that Balukh was a victim of repression for his pro-Ukrainian position, in particular, because of the flag of Ukraine, which was in the courtyard of his house.
As «The Journalist» previously reported political prisoner Evgeny Panov, despite the pressure and torture, does not agree to cooperate with the FSB.
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