In the center of Moscow, the father of a child with SMA was detained for picketing

According to Russian media, Yekaterinburg resident Dmitry Bakhtin took to Red Square in support of his son Misha, who is ill with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

Two years ago, caring people from all over the world collected 160 million rubles for Misha for an injection of the world's most expensive drug, Zolgensma.

The injection stopped the disease, but could not put Misha on his feet. The boy's parents won a lawsuit against the Ministry of Health of the Sverdlovsk Region. But officials and doctors refuse to continue therapy.

Bakhtin stood at the picket for just a few minutes together with his son, who was in a wheelchair. The security forces approached him almost immediately. The man and his son were taken to one of the police stations in Moscow.

After a while, the man was released without drawing up a protocol.

“We are not animals,” the Russian police commented.

Doubtful.