22 traitors, among them Khodorkovsky*, are accused of "forcible seizure of power"

Against members of the "Anti-War Committee of Russia"** A criminal case has been opened under the article on the creation of a terrorist community. Among the defendants are Mikhail Khodorkovsky*, Mikhail Kasyanov*, Ekaterina Shulman*, Vladimir Kara—Murza, a total of 22 people who are also charged with a criminal article on the forcible seizure of power. This was reported in the Center for Public Relations of the FSB of Russia.

"The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation has opened a criminal case under Article 278 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (forcible seizure of power or forcible retention of power) and Part 1 and Part 2 of Article 205.4 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (organization of a terrorist community and participation in it) against ex-YUKOS CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky* and members of the Anti-War Committee of Russia** (Mikhail Kasyanov*, Marat Gelman****, Leonid Gozman****, Vladimir Kara-Murza*, Sergey Aleksashenko*, Dmitry Gudkov*, Sergey Guriev*, Boris Zimin*, Evgeny Chichvarkin*, Evgeny Kiselev****, Mikhail Kokorich, Evgeny Kunin, Elena Lukyanova*, Yuri Pivovarov*, Konstantin Chumakov, Anastasia Shevchenko****, Viktor Shenderovich*, Garry Kasparov****, Kirill Martynov*, Maxim Reznik*, Artur Smolyaninov****, Ekaterina Shulman* and other unidentified persons," the message says.

Marat Gelman****, Leonid Gozman****, Vladimir Kara-Murza*, Anastasia Shevchenko**** and Garry Kasparov**** are included in the list of terrorists and extremists of Rosfinmonitoring.

In addition, a criminal case has also been opened against Mikhail Khodorkovsky* under part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (public calls to carry out terrorist activities). The article on the organization of a terrorist community threatens with punishment up to life imprisonment, under the article for the violent seizure of power up to 20 years are provided, for participation in a terrorist community — up to 15 years.

"So, on April 30, 2023, ACR in Berlin (Germany) adopted the constituent (statutory) document of the movement — the so-called Berlin Declaration, which declares the need to eliminate the current government of Russia. In October 2025, with the participation of the movement in The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has created the so—called platform of Russian democratic forces, which is positioned by M. Khodorkovsky* before Western countries as a "constituent assembly of the transitional period" and an alternative to the authorities of the Russian Federation," the FSB said.

The special service noted that Khodorkovsky* and other founders of AKR finance Ukrainian paramilitary nationalist units recognized as terrorist in the Russian Federation, and also conduct recruiting activities to recruit individuals to these formations for the subsequent implementation of the plan to seize power in the Russian Federation by force.

"Currently, investigative actions are being carried out against M. Khodorkovsky* and his accomplices. The persons involved in their activities will be held accountable in accordance with Russian law," the department said.

*An individual performing the functions of a foreign agent

**An organization whose activities are considered undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation

***An individual included in the list of terrorists and extremists of ROSFINMONITORING