Ex-world chess No.1 Kasparov put on Russian ‘terrorists and extremists’ list

The listing puts limits on individuals’ bank transactions and forces them to seek approval every time they want to use their accounts

By Reuters
March 07, 2024
Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov while speaking. — AFP/File
Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov while speaking. — AFP/File

LONDON:Russia’s financial monitoring agency, Rosfinmonitoring, has added former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, a prominent critic of the Kremlin, to its list of “terrorists and extremists”, the RIA state news agency reported on Wednesday.

The listing put limits on individuals’ bank transactions and forces them to seek approval every time they want to use their accounts.