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This is terrible. @pussyrrriot's Pyotr Verzilov is in a critical condition in hospital in #Moscow, family and friends suspect he may have been poisoned
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My brother Petya in resuscitation may have been poisoned. In the toxicological department in a very serious condition.
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Update: Rachel Maddow just tweeted out a link to this article:
Pyotr Verzilov, a member of Pussy Riot and one of the publishers of the independent news website Mediazona, was hospitalized in critical condition late on September 11. His partner, Veronika Nikulshina, told Meduza that hes started losing his sight, speech, and mobility.
Pyotr Verzilov is currently receiving treatment at the toxicology wing of Moscows Bakhrushin City Clinical Hospital. Verzilovs friends told Meduza that his mother came to the hospital on the evening of September 12, but staff wouldnt let her see her son, and even refused to describe his condition or inform her about his preliminary diagnosis. [At the hospital] they said they dont have the right to disclose any information They sent her away and were rude. They said they cant admit her. They kept pointing at this sheet of paper, saying that they cant disclose [any information] until the patient signs a release himself, but hes unconscious, Verzilovs friend told Meduza.
According to Nikulshina, Verzilov started feeling unwell shortly after a court hearing on Tuesday. At six in the evening, he laid down to rest. Two hours later, when Nikulshina got home, Verzilov woke up and said he was starting to lose his sight. Between eight and ten, his condition got exponentially worse. First it was his vision, then his ability to speak, and then his ability to walk, she told Meduza.
When the paramedics arrived, he answered all their questions, saying, No, I didnt eat anything. No, I didnt take anything. He was getting worse even faster, and then he started convulsing. On the way [to the hospital], in the ambulance, he was already babbling. [...] He fell into such a half-asleep, half-unconscious state that he stopped responding to me and didnt even recognize me anymore, Veronika Nikulshina told Meduza.
More: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2018/09/12/first-it-was-his-vision-then-his-speech-and-then-his-legs
dhol82
(9,353 posts)DBoon
(22,365 posts)nerve gas type substance, or something like fugu fish toxin
dhol82
(9,353 posts)He said he didnt eat or drink anything.
BSdetect
(8,998 posts)MelissaB
(16,420 posts)Pyotr Verzilov, a member of Pussy Riot and one of the publishers of the independent news website Mediazona, was hospitalized in critical condition late on September 11. His partner, Veronika Nikulshina, told Meduza that hes started losing his sight, speech, and mobility.
Pyotr Verzilov is currently receiving treatment at the toxicology wing of Moscows Bakhrushin City Clinical Hospital. Verzilovs friends told Meduza that his mother came to the hospital on the evening of September 12, but staff wouldnt let her see her son, and even refused to describe his condition or inform her about his preliminary diagnosis. [At the hospital] they said they dont have the right to disclose any information They sent her away and were rude. They said they cant admit her. They kept pointing at this sheet of paper, saying that they cant disclose [any information] until the patient signs a release himself, but hes unconscious, Verzilovs friend told Meduza.
According to Nikulshina, Verzilov started feeling unwell shortly after a court hearing on Tuesday. At six in the evening, he laid down to rest. Two hours later, when Nikulshina got home, Verzilov woke up and said he was starting to lose his sight. Between eight and ten, his condition got exponentially worse. First it was his vision, then his ability to speak, and then his ability to walk, she told Meduza.
When the paramedics arrived, he answered all their questions, saying, No, I didnt eat anything. No, I didnt take anything. He was getting worse even faster, and then he started convulsing. On the way [to the hospital], in the ambulance, he was already babbling. [...] He fell into such a half-asleep, half-unconscious state that he stopped responding to me and didnt even recognize me anymore, Veronika Nikulshina told Meduza.
More: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2018/09/12/first-it-was-his-vision-then-his-speech-and-then-his-legs
Totally sounds like a Putin hit.
joshcryer
(62,270 posts)He could've easily had the guy shot, even stabbed in a staged robbery, but nope he makes sure everyone knows he did it. And he makes sure the suffering is as much as possible. Nothing like sending someone to their death bed in a hospital as their bodies decay away. A completely demoralizing death.
renate
(13,776 posts)Here I was thinking that Putin is doing it in plain sight just because he can... I hadn't realized he's doing it in plain sight because he wants to.
LiberalLovinLug
(14,173 posts)SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)Different Drummer
(7,614 posts)Fullduplexxx
(7,860 posts)Farmer-Rick
(10,169 posts)Traitor Trump has all the best friends.
elmac
(4,642 posts)Hope Canada gets involved with the investigation.
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)not to mention tons of worldwide supporters. Two things Putin hates.
Godspeed Pyotr.
orangecrush
(19,549 posts)Come November, it's payback time.
A Democratic congress will hold him accountable.