MOSCOW, May 21 (RAPSI) – Moscow police have arrested a member of the Golos association in defense of voters’ rights Roman Udot on suspicion of murder threat and causing bodily harm, RAPSI has learnt from the law enforcement.

According to a source of the agency, Udot was hiding out from investigators alleging that he had threatened a journalist to kill her. 

The activist pleads not guilty.

Golos, the movement for protecting voter rights, was established on July 5, 2013. The organization has been monitoring elections in Russia since 2000.