INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Former Russian presidential candidate Yekaterina Duntsova was briefly detained and taken for a drug test, the Ateo Breaking Telegram channel
reported late Sunday, without citing sources.Duntsova, 40, a journalist and local politician from the Tver region northwest of Moscow,
announced her bid for the presidency in November on a pro-peace, pro-democracy platform
The Central Election Committee (CEC) blocked her from registering as a candidate in December over alleged errors in her documents.Earlier
She is now being taken to a drug treatment center to be tested for the presence of narcotic substances in her blood," Ateo Breaking
wrote.The Ostorozhno Novosti news outlet confirmed Ateo Breaking's report, citing an unidentified member of Duntsova's team.Ostorozhno
channel.The Moscow Times has asked a member of Duntsova's team for more information.
