Yabloko Candidates in Kaliningrad Threatened with Murder
Two candidates from the Yabloko party in Kaliningrad Oblast received threats of murder if they did not withdraw from the regional legislative assembly elections, prompting the party to demand an investigation and security measures from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Consensus
- Two Yabloko candidates in Kaliningrad Oblast, Roman Morozov and Dmitry Mamaev, received threats of murder.
- The threats demanded that the candidates be withdrawn from the elections.
- The message included the phrase 'If you care about lives, then stand for the lives of your people. Withdraw R and D. Why pointless victims?'
- The Yabloko party's press service published a screenshot of the threatening message.
- The Yabloko party considers the message a threat to the candidates' lives.
- Yabloko's leader Nikolai Rybakov sent a letter to Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev requesting an investigation and security measures.
- The Kaliningrad Regional Court canceled the registration of Yabloko's party list on August 28.
- Despite the cancellation, Morozov and Mamaev remained candidates in single-mandate constituencies.
- Four Yabloko candidates in other regions had previously withdrawn from elections due to pressure and threats.
- In early August, Kirill Rumyantsev, a Yabloko candidate in the State Duma from Saratov, reported receiving threats and a photo of his building.
Points of divergence
- The message was signed 'Dobrozhelatel' (Well-wisher). — tg_astrapress
- Maxim Petlin, head of the regional Yabloko branch, left Russia, though the party did not confirm this. — tg_echoonline_news
- Six Yabloko candidates were detained in Sverdlovsk Oblast on Monday. — tg_echoonline_news
- The threat message included a statement that the sender would 'break his head' and 'kill him' if Rumyantsev spoke badly about United Russia again. — tg_currenttime
Coverage (4 sources)
- Candidates for the 'Yabloko' Party in the Kaliningrad Regional Assembly Face Physical Retribution if They Do Not Withdraw from Elections, — ASTRA
- «Apple» claims threats of murder against two candidates in Kaliningrad region — ЭХО / Новости
- "Yabloko" reported threats against its candidates in the Kaliningrad region — Настоящее Время
- «Apple» reported threats against its deputies to the Kaliningrad Regional Duma candidates — Дождь (Telegram)
Key entities
- Apple
- Kaliningrad Oblast
- State Assembly
- Roman Morozov
- Legislative Assembly
- Dmitry Mamaev
- Vladimir Kolokol'tsev
- Yabloko Party
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