A member of Russia protest group Pussy Riot may have been poisoned by an overdose of medication, it has been reported.
Independent news website Meduza said that Pyotr Verzilov’s doctors told his relatives that he either overdosed on medicine or was given too much medicine.
Fellow Pussy Riot member Veronika Nikulshina told the Associated Press that the report was accurate but would not comment further.
Mr Verzilov and other activists served 15-day jail sentences for disrupting July’s World Cup final to protest against excessive Russian police powers.
Speaking to the AP last week, Mr Verzilov said: “Public protest in Russia is the only way to actually change anything.”
