Russia charges opposition figures with terrorism and plotting a coup
Russian authorities have opened a criminal case against Mikhail Khodorkovsky and 22 members of the Russian Anti-war Committee.
They are accused of attempting to seize power by force and organizing or participating in a terrorist organization, according to the Federal Security Service (FSB) and state news agency TASS.
- Article 278 of the Russian Criminal Code: attempting to seize power by force
- Parts 1 and 2 of Article 205.4: organizing or participating in a terrorist organization
Those charged include:
- Mikhail Kasyanov
- Marat Gelman
- Leonid Gozman
- Vladimir Kara-Murza
- Sergey Aleksashenko
- Dmitry Gudkov
- Sergei Guriev
- Boris Zimin
- Evgeny Chichvarkin
- Yevgeny Kiselyov
- Mikhail Kokorich
- Eugene Koonin
- Elena Lukyanova
- Yuri Pivovarov
- Konstantin Chumakov
- Anastasia Shevchenko
- Viktor Shenderovich
- Garry Kasparov
- Kirill Martynov
- Maxim Reznik
- Artur Smolyaninov
- Ekaterina Schulmann
Khodorkovsky also faces separate charges of public incitement to terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2).
Author's summary: Russia charges 23 opposition figures with terrorism and plotting a coup.
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