Kasparov Flees Russia on Detention Fears Amid Putin Crackdown
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Garry Kasparov, the former chess world champion turned critic of President Vladimir Putin, has left Russia and said he won’t return for fear of being detained, days after a government adviser fled the country citing pressure from law enforcement.
“Right now, I have serious doubts that I would be able to travel out again if I returned to Moscow,” Kasparov, leader of the opposition Solidarity group, said in audio recording on his website dated June 4 from Geneva, where he spoke at a human-rights event. “For the time being, I am refraining from returning to Russia.”