Sounding hoarse, he complained he was feeling ill. His mother attempted to provide him with food and medication but her parcels were returned by the prison, citing that he was not entitled to receive gifts.

In both February and May of 2010, Damani went to visit Moldy in Kazan, but was only allowed to see him through a glass partition. Moldy looked extremely ill and complained about not receiving any treatment whatsoever, adding that the prison hospital didn’t even notice him. At the beginning of June, Moldy started having trouble with his stomach. He did not receive any medication or treatment for this either. On the 24th of June a lawyer tried to see Moldy but was not granted the granted the visitation. The authorities’ reason for blocking themeeting was that Moldy was too sick to get up. Other prisoners who had a chance to speak with the lawyer said that Moldy was extremely ill and that his lungs were about to collapse.

The last time when people representing his case spoke to him on the phone was on July 24th. However, it is necessary not to mention the fact that Moldy had access to phone as the phine call was arranged unofficially. The person who was on the phone with him told, “I had a feeling that he was close to death”.

On the 28th of June after an official complaint was filed with the Prosecutor’s Office to oversee compliance with the law in prisons, the lawyer was told that he would not be denied a meeting