Amesbury Survivor Rowley Did Not Request Medical Examination From Russia - Embassy In UK

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 08th April, 2019) Survived victim of a nerve agent poisoning in the UK city of Amesbury in early July, Charlie Rowley, did not request a medical examination from Russia, a spokesperson of the Russian Embassy in the United Kingdom told reporters on Sunday.

On Saturday, Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Alexander Yakovenko met with Rowley and his brother Matthew to discuss situation around inquiry into the poisoning incidents in Salisbury and Amesbury. During the meeting Rowley said he was concerned over his deteriorating state of health and knew about what he was poisoned with exclusively from police reports.

"During the meeting ... Rowley said that he suffers impaired vision, partial memory loss, general coordination disorder, particularly, left hand motor disability. In this regard, Rowley stressed his concern over the lack of a medical support he considered to be appropriate on the part of UK doctors ... At the same time, it seems that Rowley would not mind undergoing a health survey in Russia, but he has not requested it so far," the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson confirmed that Rowley would like to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin to obtain information on the incident.

A UK woman Dawn Sturgess and her boyfriend Rowley fell ill in their Amesbury home months after former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia had been found slumped on a park bench. Rowley has recovered, while Sturgess died after a week on life support and was cremated. The two were believed to have touched an object contaminated with the same substance that was used against the Skripals.

On March 4, 2018, the Skripals were found unconscious on a bench near a shopping center in Salisbury. London claimed they were poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent Novichok and accused Moscow of staging the attack, provoking a huge international scandal.