Anniversary of Scripal poisoning: the results of the investigation and the lives of the victims

On March 4, 2018, former GRU colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned in Salisbury with a Novichok-class nerve agent. Three more people were seriously injured from contact with Novichok. 44-year-old Amesbury resident Dawn Sturgess has died. Her son wrote a touching letter to Vladimir Putinand got the answer. What happened a year after the poisoning and how do the victims feel?

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Briton Don Sturges died in July 2018 as a result of the newbie nerve poisoning, which her boyfriend discovered in a perfume bottle on a street in Salisbury. She died after spraying the substance on the wrist, considering it to be perfume. A year later, her son sent a touching letter to Vladimir Putin and received a response. on official page of the Russian Embassy in the UK.

“We deeply sympathize with E. Hope. Like him, we are interested in a detailed investigation of everything that happened. Almost a year has passed since the incident in Salisbury, but instead of supporting the official version with evidence (for now everyone is simply asked to believe in it), the British and world public are presented with numerous “leaks” that the local Conservative government refuses to confirm or deny. It turns out that even the closest relatives of the victims are kept in the dark about what happened in Salisbury, and therefore they are forced to look for the truth in Russia,” the site reports.

The Russian side claims that “almost immediately after the incident (March 9, 2018) it confirmed its readiness to take part in the investigation, invited the British side to join the efforts of investigative teams, and subsequently turned to London with a request for legal assistance. All these proposals were rejected."

The response also states that the Russian embassy plans to send E. Hope a report entitled Salisbury: Unanswered Questions, which was prepared in connection with the anniversary of the Salisbury incident. It sets out everything that is known to the Russian side about this case.

“The embassy is also ready to meet with E. Hope in order to try to answer all questions of interest regarding the Russian official position,” it is indicated at the end of the answer.

“Questions without answers”: Moscow’s point of view on what happened

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The report, which was published by the Russian diplomatic mission in London, indicates that the incident in Salisbury brought relations between Moscow and Western countries to the lowest point, but the details of what happened still remain unclear, and the truth about the events of March 2018 was not clarified. At the same time, the embassy expressed condolences in connection with the death of Don Sturgess, "who became the innocent victim of political games," writes RBC.

The first part of the report provides a chronology of events in Salisbury. The embassy points to inconsistent places in police reports, erroneous interpretations of the British media. Diplomats stress that the expulsion of Russian representatives from various European countries, as well as the accusations by the British Prime Minister Theresa May, were not supported by evidence, and Moscow was not allowed to take part in the investigation.

The embassy indicates that the reserves of Novice, which allegedly were poisoned by Skripali, were destroyed in the last 25 years and there was no order to kill the opponents of the Russian government. Listed and numerous requests to the British authorities, which remained unanswered.

At the end of the report, the embassy asks dozens of questions regarding the Salisbury incident. We are talking about the treatment of Scripals and their further life after discharge from the hospital. It remains unclear exactly how they were poisoned, which countries participated in the investigation, in which laboratories samples of the poisonous substance were studied.

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Theresa May visited Salisbury on her anniversary, writes “Radio Liberty". The British Prime Minister noted the resilience of the residents of Salisbury, who survived a severe shock. The head of the British government, together with Member of Parliament John Glen, visited two shops near the city cathedral, talked with their owners, greeted citizens on the streets and talked with them.

Theresa May thanked the employees of the city's emergency services and the military who participated in the aftermath of the use of the deadly substance against civilians. The operation to restore security and complete decontamination of the area ended last week.

How do the victims feel a year later?

Three more people were seriously injured from contact with Novichok. 44-year-old Amesbury resident Dawn Sturgess dies, recalls Air force.

Photo: screenshot of the Air Force website

Nick Bailey the policeman who first inspected the house of Sergey Skrypal in the late evening of March 4 2018 of the year. Hospitalized 6 March. Received a small dose of a poisonous substance.

He was saved by the fact that before entering the Skripal’s apartment, he put on gloves and a suit for forensic examination. According to Bailey himself, his life will never be the same.

In an interview with the BBC, the police officer said that he was physically able to recover relatively quickly, but the psychological recovery took much longer.

In early January, Bailey returned to the service in the police of Wiltshire (in it is the city of Salisbury). Before poisoning, he worked there as a detective. This post is similar to the Russian operative. Such work usually implies considerable physical and psychological stress.

Details about Bailey’s health status were not disclosed, but the BBC press service told the BBC that the sergeant had successfully worked for several weeks and received all the necessary support.

Charlie Rowley, Amesbury resident in 80 km from Salisbury, without a specific occupation. 30 poisoned June, along with her friend Don Sturgess.

At the moment, Charlie, according to his brother Matthew Rowley, is feeling pretty bad. Over the past eight months after the poisoning, he suffered several heart attacks, cannot control his left hand and sees poorly.

“He doesn't look like himself. This is not the brother I knew,” Matthew Rowley told the BBC. “He sometimes forgets my name.”

Charlie Rowley told reporters earlier that he was suffering from psychological problems. He wanted to commit suicide several times.

It is unknown exactly what dose of Novichok Charlie Rowley received. Dawn Sturgess died on July 8th.

Julia and Sergey Skripal. Photo: frame YouTube / Russia24

Recall, the former GRU officer Sergey Skripal and his daughter Julia were found unconscious on a bench in Salisbury on March 4. They were taken to hospital in critical condition. The police found that they were poisoned nerve agent. About 20 people were poisoned, including the policeman who first visited the scene and the house of Skripal. On the fact of poisoning a case of attempted murder.

As a result, the ex-scout and his daughter came to their senses and live in a secret place in Britain to protect their safety.

In Russia, Skripal was convicted in 2006 for spying for British intelligence. In 2010, he was exchanged for Russian intelligence agents uncovered in the United States.

After investigating, Britain concluded that the nerve agent of the new generation of the group called “Novice” was used for the poisoning. Since no country other than Russia had access to this substance, London declared that Russia was most likely responsible for the attempt.

Investigation UK accused of attempted murder of Petrov and Boshirovcalling them employees of the GRU.

Russia denied these allegations, and President Vladimir Putin said that the suspects were civilians.

Then suspects gave an interview to Russian journalists, said they visited Salisbury to “look at the cathedral”.

After poisoning Scripal USA introduced a new package restrictions against Russia, which entered into force on August 27.

This year, the mother of the former GRU Colonel Sergey Skrypal appealed to the police with a request recognize son and his daughter Julia. Skripal, unlike Julia, after the assassination attempt did not appear in public. This gave reason to suspect that he died, but the London police denied these rumors

Previously ForumDaily опубликовал a complete list of sanctions imposed by the United States and Europe against Russia.

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