Russia issues arrest warrant for Garry Kasparov on terrorism charges in absentia, accusing him of promoting terrorist content online.

https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/world-int/28340-russia-issues-arrest-warrant-for-garry-kasparov-on-terrorism-charges.html?ICID=ref_fark

by ByGollie

30 comments

  2. Yes my granny is also a terrorist, a knitting terrorist. You okay Russia? I think you got some insecurities there.

  3. It’s Kasparaov’s speciality to take down the king. No wonder Putin is afraid of this intellectual.

  6. Charges and sentences “in absentia” from the Russians seem like a badge of honour now considering all the circumstances.

  8. Kasparov is one of the best Chess players of all time, and he is from Russia. He sees right through Kremlins games and deciet, and exposes them for what they are. It must be so annoying for Putin, when manipulating the US administration is so easy.

  9. Moving chess pieces is not a terrorist act. This is pure intimidation.

  11. Kasparov is a friend of Peter Thiel, the neo anzi whose the brains and much of the money behind the Heritage Foundation and MAGA.

    Its great that hes against Putin and causing infighting between the arseholes of the Russian government, but hes not a good guy.

    Edit: Literally taken from Kasparovs Facebook page :

    My friend Peter Thiel (PayPal founder and venture capitalist, among many other things)

    Removed avid supporter

  12. He should not travel to the US, or any other country willing to grab him for the US.

    Because it is entirely possible they would grab and try to extradite him.  Probably not yet, another 4 years who knows.

  13. Every time Russia issues one of these “terrorism” warrants for dissidents it feels more like an inadvertent medal of honour. Might be worth revisiting Kasparov’s older interviews, they’ve aged chillingly well.

  14. Says the regime thatpractices terrorism on at least 3 continents.

  15. Putin issued the Warrant as he is scared of the Chess Master!

  16. Now it will be dangerous for him to fly over countries loyal to Russia.
    They could force the plane to land and make an arrest.

  18. Putin would be a lot more popular if he went after Kramnik instead of Kasparov.

  19. The downfall of the Russian empire in real time.

    Saw this while watching a video pointing out that the last time oil prices were this bad the USSR collapsed. Nothing the Kremlin does is going to be enough. Right now they are coping by not paying companies and companies not paying workers like its the 90s all over again.

    And thats going to work for a strictly limited period of time until it simply becomes impossible for workers to work and for companies to give away their goods, find suppliers, and that includes places like shell factories. Its going to flop over like wet cardboard.

    Even official Russian forecasts now say their economy will shrink into the 2040s. The reality as ever will be worse than their sugarcoated fantasies.

  20. Given the total submission of the president of the US to the dictator of the Kremlin I find it worrying. I hope he can go and live in the UK or in Europe

  21. Well that’s Kasparov accidentally falling out a window or something in the next few years, whatever country he is in.

  22. I was worried this would happen when he criticized Putin publicly. But he’s a smart man who hopefully knows what he’s doing.

  23. Kasparov, a long-time 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 organises conferences and campaigns against the war in Ukraine.

    The charges relate to alleged public incitement to terrorism using online platforms. The offence 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 as a terrorist and extremist. The Free Russia Forum, which Khodorkovsky helped launch in 2022, has supported active resistance against the Kremlin and has called for the removal of Putin’s government.

    HT

  24. Well, he is a POS. In this case it’s somewhat justified. There are other opposition leaders who have some credibility, dignity and reason, but not this one.

  30. I will read Putins obituary with pleasure. He will have a legacy of leaving Russia weaker and more dysfunctional than prior to Ukraine all because he wanted to go out with some grand Soviet reinstatement.

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