Konstantin Lebedev, an aide to opposition Left Front movement leader Sergei Udaltsov, has been formally charged with plotting to organize mass riots and could be jailed for up to 10 years. A spokesman for Russia's Investigative Committee, Vladimir Markin, announced the filing of the charge against Lebedev and added that Lebedev had been advised of the charge and denied any guilt. The move means Lebedev is now closer to being placed under arrest. Lebedev was detained on October 17 along with Udaltsov and another person, Leonid Razvozzhoyev, in connection with a film, The Anatomy Of Protest–2, that was aired by the pro-Kremlin television station NTV last week. The flats of all three were searched on October 17, as was the apartment of Udaltsov's parents. The film purportedly shows the three involved in a plot to launch large-scale disturbances aimed at toppling President Vladimir Putin.
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