In 2005, he organized a steering committee to establish a socio-political party called Change[1] and participated in the State Duma elections as an independent politician.
He also worked on the draft law "On Progressive Taxation" and, from November 2007 to 2008, was a member of the party A Just Russia, heading its youth wing in the North-Eastern Administrative Okrug.
The conference was dedicated to discussing the results of the presidential elections in Russia and their potential socio-economic and political consequences.
[2] In May 2011, in collaboration with some young political activists, he announced the foundation of the organizing committee National Salvation Front.
He claims that members of the General Directorate for Combating Extremism (Center "E") initiated the case after he refused to cooperate.
Yulia Latynina stated that Konstantinov's case is an extremely rare instance of political persecution on trumped-up criminal charges in modern Russia.
Duma deputies spoke in support of Konstantinov, including Dmitry Gudkov,[5][6] Ilya Ponomarev, Alexander Khinshtein, and D. Gorovtsa.
Opposition leaders Sergei Udaltsov, Sergey Baburin, Vladimir Milov, and Boris Nemtsov also submitted parliamentary inquiries.
Before the verdict was read, Konstantinov was tortured, threatened, forced to strip naked, and shocked with a stun gun.
I have not read the medical report, but I saw on his body handcuff marks and bruises on his right arm, and redness on his belly from stun gun use.
"[8] In late 2013, Konstantinov was found not guilty of murder; however, he was not fully acquitted, and the case was referred back to the prosecution.
[9] During the press conference, Putin answered questions from Znak.com correspondent Ekaterina Vinokurova, who asked about the head of state’s opinion on the repressive nature of the Russian judicial system.
And do everything possible in moving forward, and together with the representatives of civil society, and the law enforcement system, and with the state and other authorities destinations.