THE mother of British-Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Muzra has been hospitalised in Berlin after an “attempted murder”.
Elena Gordon told cops she “suspected she had been poisoned” and was sent to an isolation ward.
BBCElena Gordon told cops she ‘suspected she had been poisoned’[/caption]
East2WestBritish-Russian political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza was poisoned in 2017 and put on life support[/caption]
Moscow Court HandoutElena (left) stood by her son’s glass cage as he was sentenced to 25 years behind bars in 2023[/caption]
Her son, Vladimir, was part of the prisoner swap with Vladimir Putin in August and now lives in the UK.
He said in a post on X: “Thank you so much to everyone for your concern and well-wishes.
“My mother is indeed in a hospital in Berlin, but suspicions of poisoning or heart attack have thankfully not been confirmed.
“The doctors are continuing with the evaluation.”
An initial screening of Elena for toxins did not produce a result and there is “nothing to indicate a poison gas attack”, Bild reported.
But, as a precaution, doctors at Martin Luther hospital are treating Elena as if she is severely poisoned.
Berlin cops said in a post on X they are “currently investigating the suspicion of attempted murder.”
They said: “A woman told medical staff at a clinic that she suspected she had been poisoned.
“The patient has been transferred to the Charité isolation ward.
“Blood tests for all types of toxic substances are carried out.
“All police measures required to safeguard public safety and to identify potential suspects are underway.”
Vladimir had previously been poisoned by the Russian tyrant’s goons as Putin has sought to silence dissidents abroad.
The 42-year-old was part of a dramatic Cold War-style prisoner swap that also saw Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich freed.
The Russian opposition politician – who has a UK passport – feared he was “to be shot or something” before the August prisoner swap.
AFPThe journalist and activist stood up against Vladimir Putin’s brutal regime[/caption]
Earlier, he told his family: “I was sure I was going to die in prison.”
In an emotional Oval Office call, Vladimir spoke to his family and Joe Biden as he was set to be released.
He said: “No word is strong enough for this.”
Vladimir was serving a horrific 25-year prison sentence for “treason” in a hellhole penal colony in Siberia.
He was arrested in April 2022 before being sentenced a year later in a “show trial”.
While in prison his health deteriorated and friends worried that he would “likely die”.
Vladimir, who grew up and studied in Britain, suffers from a nerve disorder after the two poisonings in 2015 and 2017 that he blames on the Kremlin.
Fears of a planned Russian assassination were ramped up when Vladimir’s ally Alexei Navalny was found dead inside his jail.
Berlin police said a woman handed herself in saying she suspected she had been poisoned
AFPVladimir said doctors are continuing with their evaluation[/caption]
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