Yabloko Candidate Arrested for Extremist Symbols in Posts
Candidate for the State Duma from the 'Yabloko' party, Vladimir Sevostyanov, was arrested for 12 days due to a publication of six years ago. The Oktyabrsky District Court of Yekaterinburg imposed a 12-day administrative arrest on Vladimir Sevostyanov, a candidate for the State Duma from 'Yabloko'.
Consensus
- Alexander Kudelkin was arrested for 10 days
- The arrest was based on Article 20.3 of the Russian Administrative Code (demonstration of extremist symbolism)
- The arrest occurred on September 7
- Kudelkin was a candidate in the Yekaterinburg municipal elections
- He was denied legal representation due to insufficient notice of the court hearing
- Five other Yabloko candidates were detained on the same day
- The court decision prevents Kudelkin from participating in the elections
- The charges were linked to three Facebook posts
Points of divergence
- The judge, Yulia Lobanova, declared Kudelkin guilty — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- The arrest was for the FSBK logo and swastika — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The posts included a reference to comparing Belousov with Speer and a Nazi Germany flag — tvrain
- The second post included a photo of Hitler and Speer with a Nazi flag, and the third post included a photo of Hitler with a Nazi armband — tg_varlamov_news
- The third post was from August 11, 2025, and included a reference to the 1938 exclusion of Czechs and Slovaks from a meeting — mediazona
Coverage (17 sources)
- Another candidate from "Yabloko" arrested in Sverdlovsk region — Радио Свобода
- Second 'Yabloko' candidate for the State Duma from Sverdlovsk region arrested for 12 days — Настоящее Время
- Candidate for the State Duma from "Yabloko" Vladimir Sevostyanov arrested for 12 days due to publication of six-year-old material — SOTAvision
- In the Sverdlovsk region, another candidate for the State Duma from 'Yabloko' was arrested — Дождь (Telegram)
- Court in Yekaterinburg arrested candidate for State Duma from 'Yabloko' Vladimir Sevostyanov for repost of six-year-old content — Медиазона
- In Yekaterinburg, the candidate-single mandate 'Yabloko' in the State Duma Vladimir Sobyanin was arrested for 12 days — Настоящее Время
- Court in Yekaterinburg arrested second candidate from 'Yabloko' — ЭХО / Новости
- In Yekaterinburg, the candidate from the 'Yabloko' party was arrested for 12 days — ASTRA
- Candidate from the 'Yabloko' Party in Yekaterinburg arrested for 12 days — Дождь (Telegram)
- Court in Yekaterinburg arrested Yabloko candidate for 12 days — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
- Candidate from the 'Yabloko' in Yekaterinburg Alexander Kudelkin was arrested for 10 days. Judge Yulia Lobanova found him guilty... — Говорит НеМосква
- Candidate from "Yabloko" in Yekaterinburg arrested for 10 days for FBK logo and swastika — SOTAvision
- Yabloko candidate in Yekaterinburg arrested for 10 days for FBK logo and swastika — SOTAvision
- Why was the 'Yabloko' candidate arrested in Yekaterinburg — Дождь
- Candidate from the 'Yabloko' Party in Yekaterinburg, Alexander Kudelkin, arrested for 10 days — Говорит НеМосква
- Court in Yekaterinburg arrested member of 'Yabloko' Alexander Kudelkin for ten days on an administrative case about a demonstration... — Varlamov News
- Member of "Yabloko" Alexander Kudelkin arrested in Yekaterinburg for 10 days for posting FBK and Nazi Germany symbols on Facebook — Медиазона
Key entities
- Apple
- Yekaterinburg
- Alexandr Kudelkin
- State Duma
- Vladimir Sevostyanov
- Vladimir Sobyanin
- Sverdlovsk Oblast
- FBK
- Kirovsky District Court
- Germany
- Memorial
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