MOSCOW, February 10 (RAPSI) – Moscow police are investigating an assault on a man in one of the capital’s cafes which may be related to reported assault on a prominent Russian opposition politician Mikhail Kasyanov, RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday.

Earlier it was reported that Kasyanov, a leader of the PARNAS party, asked the police to initiate investigation after unknown people threw a cake at him in one of Moscow restaurants.

Kasyanov told RIA Novosti that he was having a dinner in a restaurant when several unknown people entered the place. One of these people threw a cake at the politician and shouted threats.

Police did not specify who exactly asked them to investigate the incident.