Vitebsk physician Igor Postnov undergoing compulsory treatment in the regional center of Psychiatry and Addiction, wants you to send it to the National Research Center for Mental Health in novelty. This was reported by Vitebsk human rights defenders Peter Ivanov and Leonid Svetsik who met with Postnov September 5.
The meeting was held in the presence of head of the 2nd branch of the regional center of Psychiatry and Addiction Natalya Vasilyeva. According to Leonid Svetsik, access to Igor Postnov still limited, his cell phone is at the head of the department. " Several times he turned to the chief doctor in order to be transferred to the national center for mental health, he is even ready to pay for their treatment out there," - said the human rights activist.
According to Peter Ivanov, the head of the department confirmed the receipt of at least one application for a transfer to Minsk. "However, he has not responded," - said the human rights activist. He had the impression that "the hospital also wants to close this issue as soon as possible."
Leonid Svetsik also reported that Igor Postnov wants to address the Chief Psychiatrist of Belarus with a request to look into his case, or at least send a representative, whose passage in Vitebsk physician is ready to pay. According to human rights activists, September 3 Postnov "increased the dose of sedatives psycholeptics." "This was in response to a request Postnov give him his medical history. He complained of feeling unwell head of the department," - said Leonid Svetsik.
Igor Postnov also wrote a letter to the chairman of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Physical Education, Family and Youth Policy of the National Assembly, Alexander Tsetsokho. " Postnov was with him at the reception before he was hospitalized. In the letter he tells what happened to him after the reception. He asks that the law" On Mental Health Care " made changes to repeal the provisions that violate the rights of patients " - said Leonid Svetsik. His letter to Alexander Tsetsokho Postnov passed through the human rights defenders.
As previously reported, Vitebsk physician Igor Postnov was treated at a psychiatric hospital after his last videovystupleniya on the Internet, where it is critical of the state of the Vitebsk medicine, forced coding from alcoholism, as well as the fact that he himself was bullied forced psychiatric treatment. August 16 Postnov taken to the hospital straight from work. Obtain information on Postnova difficult also because it has no close relatives.
August 29 human rights organization Amnesty International has declared its readiness to recognize Postnov prisoner of conscience. " The detention of Igor Postnova would be unreasonable because they expressed legitimate criticism of the health care system, Vitebsk region. If so, Amnesty International will be considered a prisoner of conscience," - said in a statement, the human rights organization.
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