MEXICO CITY, October 25 (Itar-Tass) - Russia’s deputy consul in Panama, Yevgeny Manilov, who survived a knife attacked some two weeks ago, has been released from hospital and is undergoing a rehabilitation course at home, Russian Ambassador to Panama Alexei Yermakov told Itar-Tass over the phone on Friday.
“Yevgeny was discharged from hospital three days ago, he is feeling well, medics say his health is out of any risk,” he said, adding that Manilov was on a rigid diet and had even quitted smoking. “He will be undergoing a rehabilitation course for two or three weeks more, after which he will be able to be back at work.”
The incident occurred on October 11 near the building in the centre of the capital where the Russian embassy rents offices. When Manilov and another embassy employee were escorting a visitor toward the exit, a young man emerged from crowd and stabbed Manilov in the stomach without saying a word. The attacker tried to escape only to be detained by security staff. The attacker was a Ukrainian national Alexei Lisovenko, who was vacationing in Panama. According to the Russian ambassador, Lisovenko is now kept at a detention ward to face trial after investigation is over.