MOSCOW, may 5 – RIA Novosti. Convicted in the U.S. of Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who believes that got infected in prison by a coronavirus, was sent for examination, the result of which is not yet known, said in an interview with RIA Novosti, the Plenipotentiary on human rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova.
the Russian Lawyer earlier told RIA Novosti that Yaroshenko believes that he has the coronavirus, and its inmates were sick. Also, according to the lawyer, Yaroshenko said that one of his cellmates died of coronavirus. Consulate General of Russia in new York requested a prison Yaroshenko, the situation with coronavirus in the walls of the institution and the status of the Russians.
“According to my data, Yaroshenko now translated for testing and obtaining medical care due to the fact that he was in contact with the convicted, sick with coronavirus,” – said Moskalkova.
the Final result is not yet known, said the Ombudsman. She added that she received a negative response from the regional office of the red cross in the United States, where she applied earlier with a request to visit Yaroshenko.
Yaroshenko was convicted in the United States in 2011 to 20 years in prison on charges in the preparation of the conspiracy to commit delivery of a large drug shipment on the us territory.
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