Kasparov in court over rally claim

Russian opposition leader and chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov will appear in court today after authorities accused him of participating in an unauthorised rally.

Kasparov in court over rally claim

Russian opposition leader and chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov will appear in court today after authorities accused him of participating in an unauthorised rally.

Kasparov, the former world chess champion and anti-Vladimir Putin activist, was detained last Friday as he was rallying in support of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot outside the Moscow court where members were sentenced to two years in prison.

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