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Russia issues arrest warrant for former chess champion Garry Kasparov

2025-12-24 07:31:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Russia issues arrest warrant for former chess champion Garry Kasparov

A Moscow court has ordered the arrest in absentia of former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, charging him with promoting terrorist content online.

The Zamoskvoretsky District Court issued the ruling following charges filed under Russia's anti-terrorism laws. The court's ruling, reported by the state news agency Tass, said the arrest was a preventive measure and would take effect if Kasparov entered Russian territory or was extradited.

Kasparov, a longtime critic of President Vladimir Putin, lives outside Russia and has not returned since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. He co-founded the Free Russia Forum, an exiled opposition movement that organizes conferences and campaigns against the war in Ukraine.

The charges relate to alleged public incitement to terrorism using online platforms. The criminal offense carries a maximum sentence of seven years under Russian law.

Kasparov was added to Russia's list of "foreign agents" in May 2022. In 2024, authorities also designated him a terrorist and extremist. The Free Russia Forum, which Khodorkovsky helped found in 2022, has supported active resistance against the Kremlin and called for the overthrow of Putin's government. /CNA 





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