Who is Pussy Riot activist Pyotr Verzilov in hospital after suspected poisoning, what’s his condition and why was he jailed after the World Cup?
The anti-Putin protester was jailed for 15 days this year along with three women activists after invading football's World Cup final in Moscow wearing police uniforms
PUSSY Riot activist Pyotr Verzilov is in hospital amid fears he is the latest victim of Russian poison attacks.
Here is a profile of the man who has dedicated his life to opposing Vladimir Putin.
Who is Pussy Riot activist Pyotr Verzilov who is in hospital after suspected poisoning?
Ryotr Verzilov was born in Moscow on October 25, 1987.
He attended school in Toronto, Canada, until 2003 when he returned to Russia.
He is married to Nadezhda Tolokonnikova.
She is the Pussy Riot member who was sentenced in 2012 to two years in jail for a performance at a Moscow cathedral.
It was reported on September 13, 2018, that Verzilov was hospitalised in a grave condition for what could be a possible poisoning.
He was taken to Bakhrushin City Clinical Hospital in Moscow on Tuesday, according to a report on Russian news website .
What's his condition?
Ekho Moskvy radio and online news portal Meduza reported that Pyotr Verzilov has been in emergency care since late Tuesday.
They quoted fellow Pussy Riot member, Veronika Nikulshina, as saying Verzilov's symptoms included losing his eyesight and ability to speak.
Nikulshina said Verzilov was being treated in the toxicology unit of a Moscow hospital, indicating a suspected poisoning.
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Why was he jailed after the World Cup?
Verzilov, Nikulshina and two other activists served 15-day jail sentences for disrupting July's World Cup final.
They ran on to the field wearing police uniforms, briefly interrupting the match between France and Croatia.
Pussy Riot said they were protesting excessive police powers in Russia.
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