Anton Gendrikson, a candidate for the 'Yabloko' party in the State…
Anton Gendrikson, a candidate for the 'Yabloko' party in the State Duma and Kaliningrad Regional Legislative Assembly elections, was arrested for ten days due to Facebook and Instagram logos.
Consensus
- Anton Gendrikson, a Yabloko party candidate, was arrested for 10 days on charges of displaying extremist symbolism.
- The arrest was based on his social media posts featuring Facebook and Instagram logos without indicating they belonged to Meta, which is designated as an extremist organization in Russia.
- Gendrikson was barred from participating in the upcoming State Duma and regional legislative elections due to the conviction.
- He was detained on 23 July at around 16:00 local time by police in Kaliningrad's Leningrad District.
- The court decision may be appealed within 10 days.
- Gendrikson is a member of Yabloko’s regional list for the Kalingrad Legislative Assembly and its federal list for the State Duma.
Points of divergence
- The same day, another Yabloko official, Anna Cherepanova, was also charged with displaying extremist symbolism based on a YouTube video showing Alexei Navalny. The party claims the video has no relation to her. — novaya_eu
- Cherepanova is the only Yabloko leadership member who retained eligibility to run in elections, despite being labeled as affiliated with a foreign agent. — novaya_eu
- The total number of candidates disqualified from elections due to extremism charges reached at least 21 before Gendrikson’s case; he became the 22nd such candidate, and Cherepanova may become the 23rd. — novaya_eu
- Gendrikson is the fourth person to receive an arrest sentence for this charge: previous cases include Yaroslav Kostrov (10 days), Ivan Apostolovsky (10 days), and Anton Isakov (15 days). — novaya_eu
- This is not the first time members of Yabloko have faced administrative liability under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses; previously, 12 party members were similarly charged. — tg_sotavisionmedia
Coverage (2 sources)
- Kaliningrad politician from 'Yabloko' arrested for 10 days over posts with Facebook and Instagram logos. He became the 22nd candidate barred from elections due to extremism charges — Новая газета Европа
- Candidate from the 'Yabloko' Party Anton Gendrikson Arrested for 10 Days Over Facebook and Instagram Logos — SOTAvision
Key entities
- Apple
- Anton Gendrikson
- Kaliningrad
- State Duma
- Leninsky District Court
- Kaliningrad Oblast
- State Assembly
- Legislative Assembly
- Leningradsky District Court
- Kaliningrad