the 32-year-old tried to leave the chamber when his colleagues spontaneously voted to revoke his political immunity, said the speaker of the house of lords. He was then sent in the way of questioning.

Arashukov, which represents the republic of Karachayevo-Cherkessiya, is suspected of the murder of an activist of an ethnic minority and an advisor to the governor of the southern region. Both were shot to death in 2010, at different times.