The State Duma on Friday demanded that the Federal Secuirty Service should investigate the case of several lawmakers who recently met the US ambassador to Moscow, Ekho Moskvy reports.
The lawmakers were accused of espionage.
A group of Russian politicians and civil activists, including members of the State Duma Ilya Ponomaryov and Oksana Dmitriyeva from the Just Russia Party, as well as a representative of the Communist Party, recently met newly-appointed US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul in order to discuss the current political situation in Russia.
The meeting caused vehement criticism from the ruling United Russia party. The Communist Party rejected the criticism, saying it's common practice to meet with foreign officials.
The pro-Kremlin United Russia party holds the absolute majority of seats in the parliament, which allows the party to put forward any kind of legistation.
