"Russia's domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Security Service (FSB), announced on Tuesday that it had initiated a new investigation into exiled Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, accusing him of having created a "terrorist organization" and plotting to violently seize power in the country. The FSB said the accusations facing Khodorkovsky stem from his ties to the so-called Anti-War Committee of Russia a group that he backs, but which has been banned by the Kremlin."
"In its announcement, the FSB named more than 20 individuals being investigated alongside Khodorkovsky. These include prominent dissidents Vladimir Kara-Murza, Garry Kasparov, Mikhail Kasyanov, Sergey Aleksashenko and Sergei Guriev."
"In a statement on the messaging app Telegram, Khodorkovsky denied the accusations and called the investigation a sign that the Kremlin sees the Council of Europe initiative as "a major problem." "Hence the new cases about 'seizing power,' the lies about 'recruiting' and 'arming the Ukrainian military.'""
The FSB launched a criminal investigation accusing exiled Mikhail Khodorkovsky of creating a "terrorist organization" and plotting a violent seizure of power. The accusations are linked to Khodorkovsky's ties to the Anti-War Committee of Russia, a group he backs that has been banned by the Kremlin. More than 20 individuals, including prominent dissidents Vladimir Kara-Murza, Garry Kasparov, Mikhail Kasyanov, Sergey Aleksashenko and Sergei Guriev, were named in the inquiry. The move followed the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe creating a "platform for dialogue" with exiled Russian organizers. Khodorkovsky denied the charges and called them politically motivated. Khodorkovsky was pardoned in 2013 after a decade in prison and was designated a "foreign agent" in 2022.
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