Intelligence agencies say deadly toxin in skin of Ecuador dart frogs found in Navalny’s body and highly likely resulted in his death
Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, was killed by dart frog poison administered by the Russian state two years ago, a multi-intelligence agency inquiry has found, according to a statement released by five countries, the UK, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands.
The US was not one of the intelligence agencies making the claim.
Navalny died in a remote Arctic penal colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence. Samples from his body were secured before his burial and sent to the laboratories of two countries.
The UK, describing the poisoning as barbaric, said it would be reporting Russia to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, as a flagrant violation by Russia of the chemical weapons convention (CWC).
Wow. I’m surprised they didn’t just starve and beat him to death.
I wonder if the guards were somewhat friendly with Navalny and/or aligned with his cause?
It takes most of the guards liking him enough for him not to be beaten, but it only takes one guard who hated him to poison him.
Or somebody just following orders
Guards in Russia don’t have access to South American poison dart frogs any more than you do. His murder was not the decision of a guard.
It was a very brave act of Navalny ging back to Russia after the attempt on his life.
It was also very foolish, because he knew he risked being killed.
The man had great courage. Watching the documentary on his life teared me up. It saddens me greatly that his martyrdom seems to be in vain.
It’s only in vain if we let it be.
The entire point of silencing dissidents like Kashoggi and Nalvalny is because the authoritarian strong men who murdered them fear that if people aren’t intimidated into silence, they will rise up together and destroy their tenuous grip on power.
Have you honestly ever thought about how fucking pathetic it is that so called “leaders” of countries, who control entire armies and hold the power of nuclear weapons, can be so intimidated by the words of individuals they see them as a threat that has to be annihilated.
No matter which leader or government it is that murders its own citizens for the crime of criticism and free speech, the pathetic behavior always reminds me of the execution of the White Rose resistance group in Nazi Germany.
The correct title:
Putin ordered the murder of Alexei Navalny with frog toxin because he’s a thin skinned toddler.And I’m sitting here wondering how I never heard he died in the first place. Before a few minutes ago I would have said he’s still serving time in Siberia.
