A Russian lawyer was attacked and doused in environmentally friendly antiseptic dye at a bus stop in Moscow on Thursday.
Yelena Ponomareva, 46, mentioned she was diagnosed with next-diploma chemical eye burns subsequent the attack carried out by an unknown assailant.
A image shared by her colleague confirmed Ponomareva’s head, arms and gown absolutely coated in the green antiseptic frequently regarded in Russia as zelyonka.
Unbiased authorized information outlet Advokatskaya Ulitsa claimed Ponomareva had been underneath condition protection pursuing previous assaults.
“I earlier received threats to my lifestyle and health… in connection with my expert exercise,” Ponomareva wrote on Facebook early Friday, without the need of specifying which pursuits in particular would have created her the focus on of these an assault.
Ponomareva uploaded a picture of her car protected in white paint, stating it experienced formerly been vandalized with paint and had its tires punctured.
The Moscow area bar affiliation, which first documented the attack on the lawyer late Thursday, mentioned law enforcement had still to open a legal investigation into the incident.
It was the 2nd higher-profile attack utilizing zelyonka this 7 days, with award-profitable Novaya Gazeta journalist Yelena Milashina brutally assaulted and covered with the eco-friendly antiseptic in Chechnya on Tuesday.
Assaults working with the dye have become prevalent in Russia, as each jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and Nobel Peace Prize-profitable journalist Dmitry Muratov have been assaulted with zelyonka.