An opposition MP and critic of President Putin, Gennady Gudkov, was expelled from the Kremlin on Friday, for allegedly breaching the rules on business affairs.
Gudkov, a member of the opposition Fair Russia Party, is a former KGB colonel, and the first member of parliament to be expelled in 17 years. His expulsion leaves him at risk of arrest for previous crimes, having now lost his diplomatic immunity.
The expulsion came as thousands took the streets once again, shouting "Russia without Putin". See here for more.
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