Alexey Navalny (he is the founder of FBK, which was included by the Ministry of Justice in the register of organizations performing the functions of a foreign agent) from the moment of arrival and before leaving Germany was under the protection of special services. This is stated in the response of the FRG government to the parliamentary inquiry of the “Alternative for Germany” faction, RIA Novosti reports.
The government also disclosed details of how the Russian’s safety was ensured during the trip.
“From August 22, 2020 to August 31, 2020, this was carried out by the forces of the security group of the federal criminal police department. Then the relevant land departments of the criminal police took over security,” the Cabinet said in its response.
RIA Novosti notes that Navalny, as a personal guest of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, was provided with protection from the German security forces. He was guarded by police during his treatment at Berlin’s Charite clinic.
On February 2, the court replaced Navalny’s suspended sentence with a real one, sentencing him to 3.5 years in a general regime colony. This decision drew strong criticism from Western countries.