The case of Alexei Navalny's death is one of many. I do not see the possibility of a successful investigation, the chemistry is already very advanced and nothing can be proven.
This is what the defense businessman Emilian Gebrev said in an interview for BGNES. He fell into a coma in 2015 after he was poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok, which was blamed on officers of the Russian military intelligence GRU.
We talk to him about the death of the Russian opposition activist who died today behind bars in a penal colony.
"When one is afraid, he does not go into the forest. I am not afraid of anything, because I have suffered everything. It's a pity for the man (Navalny)," Gebrev said.
Asked whether all Kremlin critics share the same fate at the end of their lives, he replied:
"In this particular case it is obviously so and we cannot draw any other conclusion. We don't know anything about the case ourselves yet, but everyone's initial thought is in that direction. This is the public opinion that has developed over the years, and there is reason for it to be so, because the Navalny case is one of many. Everyone is looking for an option to resolve their problems - some in this way and others are getting into arguments, which is the right thing to do. Through democracy, we argue, we get to the truth and we move forward, but this issue is perhaps linked to the traditions of this country (Russia).
In his latest interview with BGNES, Gebrev said he did not expect any developments in the investigation of his poisoning case. The businessman is of the same opinion about the investigation into Navalny's death.
"I don't see how this thing can happen. The chemistry is so advanced that it is impossible to prove anything at all. He (Navalny) was a detainee, and the treatment of a prisoner is radically different to people who move around on the streets - at least the food and living conditions are radically different. We are in the 21st century, but this is the view of this country and its society," Gebrev said.
He does not rule out the possibility of more similar cases in Russia.
"Once a thing has gone in one direction, it goes. Even if the person who ordered it doesn't want it, other people may use it and attribute it to the person who did it before," the businessman said concisely. /BGNES
