Renowned Russian Rights Leader in Serious Condition After Attack
31 Mar 2009
The Other Russia
Russian human rights activist Lev Ponomarev is listed as being in serious condition after an attack outside his Moscow home following a meeting with Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, a representative from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, a human rights specialist and former rapporteur on the YUKOS case, is in Moscow researching for a report on political repression in Russia. conduct research for a report on political repressions in Russia.
A police spokesman said: "According to preliminary findings, the human rights activist was attacked by two unknown persons. We have not yet been able to identify the attackers."