i remember, in 2004, the journalist anna politkovskaya, when she was covering the atrocity in beslan,on an aeroplane — a very similar event to what happened to mr navalny. then we had the case of alexander litvinenko here in london who was poisoned with polonium and of course the skripal case in 2018. this is something which is clearly in the arsenal of the security services in russia and it has been deployed. it is shocking that mr navalny has been chosen as a target, if this is true, because he really has been the single most important figure in russian opposition over the past ten years. so, it is sending out a real sign to president putin's opponents. one can see reasons why the family and supporters of mr navalny would not trust the russian government, but what about the hospital in omsk? is the medical service in russia under the political thumb so the decisions made yesterday can be doubted on political grounds? i would not say it would be on political grounds specifically, i would say it would be on grounds of fear. i feel very sorry for the staff at the hospital in omsk becau

alexander litvinenko died in 2006 off to he drank poisoned tea before her assassination journalist anna politkovskaya said she had survived an attempt to poison her and the opposition politician barzan them soft was gunned down in 2015 and now this suspected attack for politician norbert wrote ken it's clear who's behind it these are this latest attempted murder and the threats and intimidation against anyone linked to the opposition has once again revealed the true face of the regime and in particular vladimir putin could sort. doctors say alexina vellum these condition is serious but not life threatening the findings by the doctors and berlin contradict an early examination by russian medical officials who say they found no traces of poison in the vani we spoke to david your link a clinical pharmacologist and toxicologist and asked him whether it's possible that the toxin was not at 1st detectable. i suspect the capabilities in germany are greater than those in siberia and so you would normally look for a depressed level this enzyme in the body these drugs is eventually interfere with this ends and

before her assassination journalist anna politkovskaya said she had survived an attempt to poison her and the opposition politician boris nemtsov was gunned down in 2015 and now this suspected attack for politician norbit root can it's clear who is behind it these are this latest attempt to murder and the threats and intimidation against anyone linked to the opposition has once again revealed the true face of the regime and in particular vladimir putin is a good sort. doc to say alexy novell nice condition is serious but not life threatening let's get more with t.w. political correspondent nina the reaction from the german chancellor came very quickly didn't it it did it was very impressive how quickly she reacted and the clear words that she used in that statement that she published together with the german foreign minister she said that those remember sponsible all those in connection with of all these cases must be held responsible they must be identified 1st and then also they said that there needs to be a thorough and transparent investigation by the russian authorities and this

near the kremlin, another activist was poisoned twice and survived investigative journalist anna politkovskaya was shot alexander litvinenko had a radioactive poison slipped in his tea in london. he died. russia denied the poisoning, wished him well, and promised an investigation if it was poisoning. navalny expressed support for these protesters in neighboring belarus saying their russian-backed president stole the recent election. these demonstrators plan to hold a mass gathering this weekend that could draw 100,000 or more. lester >> richard engel tonight, thank you. >>> back home, a major ne development in the flint water crisis, the state of michigan and other defendants agreeing to pay $600 million in a settlement with residents whose health was harmed by lead tainted drinking water. under the deal 80% of the money will go to victims younger than 18 during the crisis >>> and up next, why a veteran major league announcer has been suspended. >>> the defending super bowl champs are making a sweeping change, the kansas city chiefs prohibiting fans from wearing head dresses or american indian

alexander litvinenko died in 2006 after he drank poisoned tea before her assassination journalist anna politkovskaya said she had survived an attempt to poison her and the opposition politician boris and then soft was gunned down in 2015 and now this suspected attack for politician norbert wrote ken it's clear who's behind it these are this latest attempted murder and the threats and intimidation against anyone linked to the opposition has once again revealed the true face of the regime and in particular vladimir putin could start. doctors say alexina vell nice condition is serious but not life threatening. for more on this story john rocker's spondon emily sherman emily the kremlin has not reacted to the statements of the chancellor of the search takes any demanding and investigations investigation what did the kremlin say well we heard from the kremlin spokesperson that me through his cough and he said that doctors had been a bit hasty because they actually haven't identified what substance may have been used against another viney or was found in his body at all in fact it's just a group of substa

alexander litvinenko died in 2006 off the he drank poisoned tea before her assassination journalist anna politkovskaya said she had survived an attempt to poison her and the opposition politician barzan them soft was gunned down in 2015 and now this suspected attack for politician norbert wrote ken it's clear who's behind it these are this latest attempted murder and the threats and intimidation against anyone linked to the opposition has once again revealed the true face of the regime and in particular vladimir putin could start. doc to say alexina vellum these condition is serious but not life threatening indeed having a political correspondent nina hazard joins us from berlin with the latest nina the reaction from the chancellor it came quickly didn't it. it came very quickly and uncle americal did use quite strong words in this statement she said that those responsible enough are nice case must be identified quickly and that they must be held responsible it was a statement that she released together with her foreign minister heikal mass in which they also called on moscow to investigate they suspe

alexander litvinenko died in 2006 off to he drank poisoned tea before her assassination journalist anna politkovskaya said she had survived an attempt to poison her and the opposition politician bars and them soft was gunned down in 2015 and now this suspected attack for politician norbert wrote ken it's clear who's behind it these are this latest attempted murder and the threats and intimidation against anyone linked to the opposition has once again revealed the true face of the regime and in particular vladimir putin is a good sort. doc to say alexina val nice condition is serious but not life threatening and i'm joined now by allister hay professor of environmental tech toxicology at the university of leeds in northern england thank you so much for joining us tell us more about colon asterisk and what it does. cullen ester ace inhibitors are generally into 2 in 2 groups they are what are called organophosphate compounds or another family called carbonates those that are less toxic in the family are used to pesticides the much more toxic organophosphates on nerve agents and they never charge type c

alexander litvinenko died in 2006 after he drank poisoned tea before her assassination journalist anna politkovskaya said she had survived an attempt to poison her and the opposition politician bars and then soft was gunned down in 2015 and now this suspected attack for politician norbert wrote ken it's clear who's behind it these are this latest attempted murder and the threats and intimidation against anyone linked to the opposition has once again revealed the true face of the regime and in particular vladimir putin could sort. doctors say alexina vell nice condition is serious but not life threatening. i'm not joined by home in europe but he's a member of the german parliament and sits on the committee foreign affairs for the green party going out has made an unusually strong statement about what happens in the valley but beyond words what action should the german government be taking him . fairly obviously we need investigation but this is not enough we see a systematic since a nation of oppositional forces in the russian and not only in russia also that are sort of media burning also in great b

alexander litvinenko died in 2006 after he drank poisoned tea before her assassination journalist anna politkovskaya said she had survived an attempt to poison her and the opposition politician porous name soft was gunned down in 2015 and now this suspected attack for politician norbert wrote ken it's clear who's behind it these are this latest attempted murder and the threats and intimidation against anyone linked to the opposition has once again revealed the true face of the regime and in particular vladimir putin could sort. doctors say alexina vilnius condition is serious but not life threatening for more on this story i'm now joined by respondent emily sherman emily the kremlin has now reacted to the statements of the chancellor. clinic demanding and investigations investigation what did the kremlin say. well we heard from the kremlin spokesperson that made his cough and he said that doctors had been a bit hasty because they actually haven't identified what substance may have been used against another viney or was found in his body at all in fact it's just a group of substances that had been fo

well it's a growing list of kremlin critics who've been poisoned in 2004 journalist anna politkovskaya who reported on russian abuses in chechnya became ill and lost consciousness after drinking tea she recovered but was shot dead outside her apartment in 2006 later that year former russian spy alexander litvinenko died in london after drinking with the radioactive substance polonium 210 then in 2018 former russian double agents screwball and his daughter u.v.-a were poisoned with the nerve agent novacek the english city of cellars very they survived but a british woman exposed to the chemical died. or marco mikkelsen is a member of a study of parliament and a former director of the baltic center of russian studies he says the kremlin has long seen the valmy as a threat to its authority. there are many reasons that there are pressure on the planet he was jade 30 times during the last several years and and of course he's 60 p. across russia fighting against corruption and. against kremlin dictatorship something what powers a lot of the operations of russian power you could only speculat

well there's a growing list of kremlin critics who've been poisoned in 2004 journalist anna politkovskaya who reported on russian abuses in chechnya became ill and lost consciousness after drinking tea she recovered parts was shot dead outside her apartment building in 2006 later that year former russian spy alexander litvinenko died in london after drinking tea laced with a radioactive source substance the very near to 10 then in 2800 former russian double agent so his cripple and his story yulia were poisoned with a nerve agent another child in the city of souls pray they survived but a persist woman exposed to the chemical died ariel cohen is a senior fellow at the atlantic he says the 48 hour delay to transfer novelli could have been intended to conceal the poison the family and political associates of alexina violate said that they wanted to move him right after he fell you know they are suspecting poisoning and the reason he was delayed for 48 hours they said was because the doctors and the authorities expected the poison to dissipate and make it much more difficult for the western

alexander litvinenko died in 2006 after he drank poisoned tea before her assassination journalist anna politkovskaya said she had survived an attempt to poison her and the opposition politician bars and them soft was gunned down in 2015 and now this suspected attack for politician norbert wrote ken it's clear who's behind it these are this latest attempted murder and the threats and intimidation against anyone linked to the opposition has once again revealed the true face of the regime and in particular vladimir putin could sort. doctors say alexina vilnius condition is serious but not life threatening from all this story. spawn of emily sherman emily the kremlin has now reacted to the statements of the chancellor of the search a clinic demanding and investigations investigation what did the kremlin say. well we heard from the kremlin spokesperson that need to keep his cough and he said that doctors had been a bit hasty because they actually haven't identified what substance may have been used against another viney or was found in his body at all in fact it's just a group of substances that had been

alexander litvinenko died in 2006 after he drank poisoned tea before her assassination journalist anna politkovskaya said she had survived an attempt to poison her and the opposition politician porous and them soft was gunned down in 2015 and now this suspected attack for politician norbert wrote ken it's clear who's behind it these are this latest attempted murder and the threats and intimidation against anyone linked to the opposition has once again revealed the true face of the regime and in particular vladimir putin could start. doctors say alexina vellum these condition is serious but not life threatening let's get more on this from moscow correspondent emily showing that chief international editor richard walker welcome both or start with you richard a chance or merkel reacted quickly to the hospital statement diplomatically speaking how strong was that reaction. yeah well it's being received here in germany as quite a strong diplomatic stable at least on a diplomatic level you know you have a statement produced very quickly as you said not just coming from america but also from the foreign mi

do, that-- that we have a chance of making acceptable and normal within american society in anna politkovskayaon. >> let's go back to your mom, how wonderful she was blessed to be born at a time when women en womed the right to vote. but that doesn't mean it was over. we still have work to do. overtand on the shoulders of these women who were so courageous. but whether it was seneca falls or selma or stonewall, we still have heroes who worked through all of that and have shown us a path forward. so we want- we donon be ee and fair, that they won't be manipulated or question the veracity of or scare people with intimidation of who is going to be showing up at the polls to watch who is voting. so we have work to do to protect the vote. so, again, when we win, some of the things that may have seen inevitable to some, to us, seemed inevitable, but to others ersmed inconceivable, we want to seemed inc shorten the distance between the inevitable and the conceivable. for example, we had the equality act to remove all discrimination against l.g.b.it. q. members of society. and just think back. what ha

in 2006, crusadingussian journalist anna politkovskaya was murdered. litvinenko, a former k.g.b. agent who accused putin of ordering politkovskaya's death, was killed in london radioactive tea. in 2018, former double agent sergei skripal and his daughter were poisoned in the u.k. they survived. and the most infamous recent example, opposition leader boris nemtsov shot dead on a bridge next to the kremlin in 2015. nemtsov's deputy, vladimir kara- murza, told me in 2017, that he was poisoned twice. >> within a space of 15 to 20 i minuteent from feeling completely normal like i am now, to having a really rapid heart rate, sweating, palpitation, started vomiting, and then i just lost consciousness. kidneys, i think, went first, then it was the heart, the everything.stomach, the liver, everything just shut down. isso i have no doubt that as a deliberate attempt to murder based on my politicalactivitiesy activities in the russian opposition.on kremlin's spokesmaed talk of poison "speculation."r re on all of this, we turn to catherine belton, whoived in moscow for 15 years and isga now

2006 he died a long and very painful death because of his poisoning there are other poisonings anna politkovskaya the that the writer and journalist who ended up being shot dead outside her part of apartment block in 2006 she was poisoned or so she was poisoned on a plane heading to the best land school siege in 2004 where she was due to take up of a role negotiating with the hostage takers there's not just poisonings though of course there's boris nemtsov the you know the the opposition figure who was shot dead on a bridge just next to the kremlin in february of 2015 ok rory took us a little bit about novelli himself what's his appeal to his to his followers a month of pain is a for the kremlin. he's a very interesting character he really is in he's even unique i think in in russia because he's he's a campaigner really he's outside of the party system he's not a party guy that means that he's more nimble on his feet he hasn't been as easy a target for the kremlin as the opposition parties have been which have also succumb to the years to infighting in the tedium and bureaucracy of trying to oper

well there's a growing list of kremlin critics so have been poisoned in 2004 journalist anna politkovskaya who reported on russian abuses in chechnya became ill and lost consciousness after drinking tea sherry covered but was shot dead outside her apartment building in 2006 later that year former russian spy alexander litvinenko died in london after drinking tea laced with the radioactive substance polonium 210 then in 2018 former russian double agents say gasquet palin his daughter junia wherefore's and with a nerve agent know the chalk in the english city of seoul sri they survived 3 british women exposed to the chemical died of herat pantani a is a senior chemical lecturer at the university of exeter medical school he says the types of chemicals associated with previous incidents are extremely destructive most of these poisons are of the mirror box in variety they're basically no agents used in industry and when you recognise them you make them super potent and what they do is they are tracked your reading your mirror transmission and they can per hour lies you make you are unable to fu

what is a growing list of kremlin critics who have been poisoned in 2004 journalist anna politkovskaya who reported on russian abuses in chechnya became ill and lost consciousness after drinking tea she recovered but was shot dead outside her apartment building in 2006 later that here former russian spy alexander litvinenko died in london after drinking tea laced with the radio active substance polonium 210 in 2018 former russian double agents and his daughter yulia were poisoned with the nerve agent novacek in the english city of cells very they survived but a british woman exposed to the chemical died. although my tailor said graham also is a lecturer in security and development to king's college london she joins us by skype from london thank you for your time as we sort of explain there if it turns out this is indeed a poising it appears it's not entirely uncommon in russia. torn and i think it's probably monster and certain that he was being poisoned here that the doctor said that he was in good health and that the way or no crowd seems to be really targeted in such a way that it's

there's a long list of kremlin critics who've been poisoned in the past in 2004 journalist anna politkovskaya who reported on russian abuses in chechnya became ill and lost consciousness after drinking tea she recovered but she was shot dead outside her apartment building in 2006 later that year former russian spy alexander litvinenko died in london after drinking tea laced with a radioactive substance polonium 210 and then in 2018 former russian double agents and his daughter yulia were poisoned with a nerve agents nervous shock in the english city of souls but now they survived but a british woman exposed to the chemical diet. but i've hung around here as a senior clinical lecture at the university of exeter medical school and he's joining us by skype from bath in the u.k. thank you very much indeed for being with us i understand that you were linked to the investigation into the recent novacek poisoning so let me ask you in terms of the poisons that can be used for this type of thing how long do poisons normally stay in the body. it depends on them most of these poisons are of the neurotox