In mid-May 2008, a split occurred in the Movement Against Illegal Immigration. Externally the event looks like this: On May 17, 2008, at a meeting of the Central Council of the DPNI, Vladimir Basmanov resigned from the post of coordinator of the Central Council, the Central Council itself announced self-dissolution, and for the first time his brother Alexander Belov (Potkin) was officially appointed “head of the DPNI.” The motivation for these personnel decisions was not officially announced.