A PROMINENT investigative journalist who was detained on drug dealing charges in Russia has been taken to hospital after complaining of feeling unwell in police custody.
Moscow police said an emergency team was called for Ivan Golunov, and they determined he should be examined in hospital.
The head of human rights organisation Agora, Pavel Chikov, told Russian news agencies that Golunov was suspected of having concussion and a broken rib.
People across Russia have been showing their support for Golunov.
Golunov’s publication, the independent website Meduza, alleged he had been beaten after his arrest last Thursday. Police have claimed that four grams of a synthetic stimulant were found in Golunov’s backpack. However, many journalists suspect the arrest was retribution for his investigative work.
“We will find out by whose will Vanya [Ivan] is being pursued, and we will make this information public,” Meduza’s director Galina Timchenko said.
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