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Igor Postnov will continue to work in the mental hospital in Vitebsk

Vitebsk doctor Igor Postnova that more than a month was forced treatment in the Vitebsk Regional Clinical Center of Psychiatry and Addiction , offered to continue working in the same institution . " I'm at the hospital , I was no one fired . Chief doctor suggests to me to be a doctor of addiction , "- said Postnov , who previously worked in the same center of a psychiatrist.

September 20 Postnova transferred from a psychiatric hospital in a day hospital . He is now undergoing rehabilitation at the Department of neuroses. " Right now I'm in a sanatorium, getting a bath , vascular protective drugs , vitamins, relaksatsiyu ," - said the source .

Postnov convinced that compulsory treatment was discontinued due to human rights defenders . " Now we are thinking to apply to the UN Commission on Human Rights and on judicial review of my illegal detention under compulsory treatment up to the Supreme Court ," - said Postnov .

The doctor also said that the power of attorney issued by the human rights activist Peter Ivanov to that represented him and doing his thing . "I am now diagnosed with " paranoid personality disorder according to type , "that is my every independent movement in the protection of their rights will be seen as worsening of the disease ," - said Postnov need to work through defenders.

Igor Postnov considers it necessary to seek changes in the law "On psychiatric care ." According to him , the doctors in accordance with this law have " unfettered authority to send anyone to compulsory treatment , prohibit contact with the outside world ."

Postnov also refuted the view that to him in the hospital, badly treated : "Colleagues are very nice to me , orderlies , when I turned over , even asked for forgiveness ."

Igor Postnov was treated in a psychiatric hospital after his latest video message on the Internet. He expressed his critical judgment on the state of the Vitebsk medicine, forced coding for alcoholism, but also said that it intimidated forced psychiatric treatment . August 16 Postnova taken to the hospital straight from work.

August 29 human rights organization " Amnesty International" has declared its readiness to recognize Postnova prisoner of conscience. " The detention of Igor Postnova could be justified because of their legitimate criticism voiced by the health care system , Vitebsk region. If this is the case, " Amnesty International " will be considered a prisoner of conscience, " - said in a statement, the human rights organization .

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