Former world chess champion and opposition leader Garry Kasparov arrives to attend a court hearing in Moscow August 24, 2012. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
RIGA (Reuters) - Former world chess champion turned Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov has asked Latvian politicians to grant him citizenship to help him pursue his political activities in Russia.
In a letter seen by Reuters, Kasparov, 50, said Latvian citizenship would give him the security to work "in Russia and in other countries across the world where civil rights are denied and democratic norms are trampled on".
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