MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Konstantin Yaroshenko's lawyer said earlier the pilot was unable to walk after an unscheduled surgery following health complications.
"The information about Yaroshenko's surgery and subsequent complications are a cause for gravest concern, we are taking steps to clarify the situation…The situation is under our close control and attention," Konstantin Dolgov told RIA Novosti.
"Of course, if the information is confirmed, we will seek the necessary steps from US authorities and determine further actions," the special envoy said.
Yaroshenko serves a 20-year prison term on 2011 drug smuggling charges, accusations he denies. He was detained in Liberia in a US sting operation and handed directly to US authorities in 2010, in violation of the diplomatic code.
