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The bag contained my clothes, small personal belongings, washing powder and ARV therapy. A record of the questioning was compiled (of which I have copies), describing everything in the bag and concluding that no banned substances or goods had been found. The sole witnesses were airport staff – I was isolated from the general public. They only searched the checked-in bag, because customs officers are not responsible for hand luggage. They summoned the customs officers – there were now 15 officers in total – I found my bag and the search began. This meant they had to accompany me to the baggage section. I explained that the bag was not locked, so it would be a matter of a moment to open it and slip something in. When I said I had a piece of checked-in luggage, they wanted to take the receipt stub so they could collect it, but I refused. It didn’t smell anything, because there was nothing there. I was taken into a room and the dog sniffed my two bags. The men introduced themselves as airport FSB officers, showed their papers (the chief officer was Evgenii Drapp) and asked me to go with them for a body search. 4 men in civvies were waiting for me, a dog handler with a dog and 4 women from the airport services. I was not even allowed on to Russian territory. I had to collect a sports bag with my personal belongings, which I had checked in. My passport was stamped and I put my hand luggage on the conveyor: I had a shoulder bag with two Kiev cakes in it and absolutely nothing else. I got no further than Passport Control before I realised that something was wrong. I was planning to appeal to the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation and the European Court of Human Rights.įrom 14 May to 18 August I was in rehab in Ukraine, leaving people with the power of attorney to deal with the court case.Īt 14.45 on 18 August 2011 I flew into Kaliningrad from Kiev. On 3 August 2011 the Kaliningrad upheld the District Court’s decision. On the District Court of the Leningrad district dismissed my statement questioning the actions of the Ministry of Health, so I lodged an appeal with the Regional Court of the Kaliningrad Region. I appealed against this decision in the district court, citing the Russian Federation Constitution and all the international legal documents. This was refused on the grounds that under Russian law replacement therapy is banned. I asked to be prescribed replacement therapy to deal with my drug dependency, recorded on my medical card from drug clinics where I have been registered since 1983. In February 2011 I submitted a request to the Kaliningrad regional office of the Ministry of Health. What I’ve feared most ever since I embarked on my lawsuit with Russia. I've buried so many wonderfully talented people – even a war wouldn't kill so many.įree fall: a Russian drug addict crashes – again!, 13 January 2011 Statement A country where 100,000 young people die of overdoses every year and even more of AIDS and tuberculosis, which are untreatable because Russia offers them no opportunity to be treated for the most terrible affliction – drug dependency. I live in a country where human life and dignity count for nothing. Human rights for Russian drug addicts: I will not be silenced!, oDRussia, Needle and syringe programmes have recently been banned in Russia, too, although, these are considered a major component of comprehensive HIV prevention programmes among people who inject drugs.
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My dose was huge, nearly 2g a day I would inject half a gram at a time. I was stealing day in day out and sometimes didn't get any sleep for weeks. I would doze off for a couple of hours on a stair somewhere, then I was back to looking for money.Ī life in free fall: a Russian drug addict's story (2), 17 November 2010ĭozens of young people in Russia die every year because the law prohibits opiate substitution therapy (OST) with Methadone and Buprenorphine, tried and tested in developed countries throughout the world and advocated by the UN. I stole everything - phones, purses, gold from drunken men. I had to steal regularly to pay for my fixes and food.