Moscow law enforcement officers search homes of opposition candidates following several days of mass protests for fair elections
On the evening of July 24, police officers conducted a search of opposition candidate Dmitry Gudkov’s apartment. News of the search emerged at around 10:00 PM local time: MBK Media reported that 10 officers, three in uniform and seven in civilian dress, were present in Gudkov’s home. His wife, Valeria, wrote that the search was conducted under the umbrella of a newly opened criminal case that accuses opposition protesters of “exerting pressure” on the Russian capital’s election commissions.