Germany Approves Russian Request to Assist in Navalny Probe

In this file photo, Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny gestures while speaking to a crowd during a political protest on in Moscow, Russia, on July 20, 2019,. Pavel Golovkin/AP

BERLIN—Berlin’s Justice Ministry has approved a request from Moscow for legal assistance in the investigation of the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and has tasked state prosecutors with working with Russian authorities, officials said on Friday.

Berlin state prosecutors said in a tweet that their office had been commissioned to provide legal assistance to Russia and information on Navalny’s state of health, “subject to his consent.”