MOSCOW, April 11 (Itar-Tass) - The appellate penal of the Russian Supreme Court found legitimate the decision over the lawfulness of the stripping of Gennady Gudkov of a State Duma deputy mandate. Thus, the Russian Supreme Court turned down the appeal from the former deputy,

Thus, the decision over the lawfulness of the stripping of Gudkov of a deputy mandate entered into force on Thursday.

Thus, Gudkov is stripped not only of a deputy mandate, but also deputy immunity starting from Thursday, April 11, 2013.