5,000 support Yabloko at Supreme Court, police say
Police counted 5,000 supporters of the 'Yabloko' party at the Supreme Court on the day the party was removed from the election ballot. The Ministry of Internal Affairs acknowledged that a large-scale rally took place at the Supreme Court building in central Moscow on August 10.
Consensus
- On August 10, approximately 5,000 people gathered at the Supreme Court in Moscow.
- The gathering was not approved by executive authorities.
- The Supreme Court removed Yabloko's federal list from the State Duma election.
- A 21-year-old sound engineer from Izvestia's MIC was detained and fined for participating.
- The event was described as a public mass event in the form of a rally.
- The sound engineer filmed a video after the court session that gained 1.7 million views and 96,000 likes.
Points of divergence
- The sound engineer released a reel after the session that gained 1.7 million views. — tg_echoonline_news
- The sound engineer was detained and fined by the Golyanovsky Court in Moscow. — tg_sotavisionmedia
Coverage (2 sources)
- 5,000 people came to support 'Yabloko' at the Supreme Court building on August 10, said the Ministry of Internal Affairs — ЭХО / Новости
- Police counted 5,000 supporters of 'Yabloko' at the Supreme Court on the day of the party's removal from elections — SOTAvision