In November 2007, he was arrested and allegedly beaten by riot police and charged with organizing an unsanctioned protest. In reply, he said, "What we see today is the implementation of Putin's plan" - a reference to Putin's determination for his party to win the 2007 parliamentary elections by a landslide.<ref>http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hvdp-RXmy8BBZfiWj5TiaEE7HiFgD8T4560G0</ref> Kasparov spent several days in jail - and went on a [[Hunger strike|hunger/water strike]] during his imprisonment upon the advice of his legal counsel, who warned of possible poisoning.{{fact}} | In November 2007, he was arrested and allegedly beaten by riot police and charged with organizing an unsanctioned protest. In reply, he said, "What we see today is the implementation of Putin's plan" - a reference to Putin's determination for his party to win the 2007 parliamentary elections by a landslide.<ref>http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hvdp-RXmy8BBZfiWj5TiaEE7HiFgD8T4560G0</ref> Kasparov spent several days in jail - and went on a [[Hunger strike|hunger/water strike]] during his imprisonment upon the advice of his legal counsel, who warned of possible poisoning.{{fact}} |