Yevgeny Bryun, an independent narcologist for Russia’s Health Ministry, has announced that no traces of narcotic substances were found in initial tests of biological materials taken from Ivan Golunov. The TV program Vesti Nedeli reported that no signs of drug use were found in Golunov’s urine, and human rights advocate Pavel Chikov, whose colleagues have represented Golunov in court, added that his palm swabs and nail clippings were also free of narcotics.
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