Yes, absolutely. Absolutely, it probably saved my life. I was then—pardon me for saying this—the most well-known opposition politician in the prison because my whole family was targeted. Initially, my wife was also in prison. They tried to abduct our little son. Everybody understood that the sanctions were tied to my personal case, as well as those of others, of course.
On November 14th, 2016. See this statement in context.