This measure comes after a series of declarations towards the president and Kremlin circles. Previously, he was on the list of “foreign agents”.
In the middle of this weekThe Russian financial monitoring agency Rosfinmonitoring has included former world chess champion Garry Kasparov (60) on its list of “terrorists and extremists”. .
The man born in 1963 in Azerbaijan – which then belonged to the Soviet Union – He is also known for having a political career and for being a fierce opponent of the president. Vladimir Poutine and the actions of the Kremlin.
As reported Reuters registration in said list believes that limits are imposed on banking transactions by individuals, who are also forced to request authorization each time they wish to use their account. .
Kasparov, who currently lives in the United States, LEFT Russia in 2014 on the grounds that he was afraid of being persecuted for their political positions.
Eight years later, In 2022, he was added to the country’s list of “foreign agents.” .
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Garry Kasparov’s criticism of Vladimir Putin
Through his social networks, the former champion continues to criticize the president, to the point where repeatedly described him as a “war criminal” for the military invasion taking place on the territory of Ukraine .
only a few weeks agoafter the death of the opponent of the Russian government was announced, Alexei Navalny while in custody, posted a message directly accusing him of murder .
“Putin unsuccessfully tried to assassinate Navalny quickly and secretly with poison, and now murdered him slowly and publicly in prison. He was assassinated for exposing him and his mafia as criminals and thieves. . My thoughts are with the wife and children of this courageous man,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on February 16.
With the first part of your publication, referred to when the late lawyer was poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok in 2020 which triggered its effects while flying from Siberia to Moscow.
Although Navalny blamed the Kremlin for the incident, Russian authorities have always denied their alleged involvement .
After his inclusion on the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists” became known, Kasparov wrote another thought-provoking message directed at the Russian leader.
“An honor that says more about Putin’s fascist regime than about me. As (Barry) Goldwater said: Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is not a virtue! But any opposition, or simple decency, must be qualified as extremist by the dictatorship.”
These are just a few the repeated publications he makes against the spheres of power of the Kremlin .
Source: Latercera
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