'I decided not to tempt fate': ex-Russian State Duma deputy asked for political asylum in the USA
Former chairman of the Economic Freedom Party and former State Duma deputy Konstantin Borovoy asked for political asylum in the United States.
Photo: video frame YouTube / Radio Liberty
According to the politician, in Russia some people have been following his movements for several years. Experts told Borovoy that this is the so-called “installation surveillance”, with which they study a person’s schedule, writes Lenta.ru report with reference to Voice of America.
“If such surveillance was appointed, then you are part of some big project. It could well be a murder, leave faster and farther away, ”they advised him.
At the end of 2014, Borovoy "decided not to tempt fate" and moved to Los Angeles.
“I just asked for political asylum in the United States,” he said.
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The politician also said that he would not be able to visit Russia for five years due to the consideration of his application for asylum. In the US, Borovoy plans to do business and teach mathematics.
Borovoy in Los Angeles. Photo: video frame VOA
Konstantin Borovoy is the founder of the Economic Freedom Party, was a member of the Council for Entrepreneurship under the President of Russia.
In 1994, the politician survived the assassination attempt: his car was fired on the 31 kilometer of the Yaroslavl-Kostroma highway. A year later, Borovoy was elected a State Duma deputy in the Tushino single-mandate electoral district of Moscow.
After the election of Vladimir Putin to the presidency of Russia in the 2000 year, he went into opposition.
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