Everything will be done not to allow him to vote in the autumn parliamentary elections, said the former Duma member. Gudkov was released only a few days ago after being detained for 48 hours. The EU had criticized the unsubstantiated arrest.
Kremlin critics have long complained that the power apparatus is now taking action against anyone who thinks differently. Dozens of opposition members are in custody. The Kremlin United Russia party wants to defend its absolute majority in the State Duma in September. Gudkov wrote that he would have to stay abroad at least until the vote. His relatives and friends would support the decision; they, too, were threatened in the meantime.
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