Investigators may open a criminal case against the chess player Garry Kasparov (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation) under the article for failure to fulfill the obligations of a foreign agent. This was reported by the law enforcement authorities to TASS.
„Kasparov is facing a criminal case under Art. 330.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (failure to fulfill obligations provided by the legislation of the Russian Federation for foreign agents). At the moment, there are all grounds for this“, the interlocutor of the agency said.
If a criminal case is opened, Kasparov could face up to two years in prison or a fine, a law enforcement official added.
The Ministry of Justice included Kasparov in the list of foreign agents in May 2022. The reason is “carrying out political activity” and the information about foreign sources points to Ukraine and the Human Rights Foundation (USA). Courts in the Russian Federation have repeatedly brought him to administrative responsibility for violating the law on foreign agents. Kasparov lives outside Russia.