A political campaign strategist for the Russian opposition Yabloko party’s deputy chairman was rushed to hospital on July 8 after an ambulance was called to a courtroom during his trial in Moscow on a charge of disobeying police. Lawyers for Vitaly Shushkevich said their client has an unspecified medical condition and constantly needs medicine, which police refused to supply him during two days of detention. He is a strategist for Maksim Kruglov, the only member of the Yabloko party who managed to collect enough signatures of supporters to be eligible to take part in municipal elections in the Russian capital in September. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Strategist For Russian Opposition Politician Rushed To Hospital From Courtroom
Maksim Kruglov (file photo).