KPRF Candidate Fined Over Navalny Photo
Nikolai Bondarenko was detained for posting a photo of Alexei Navalny #bondarenko. As clarified by Yuri Afonin, first deputy head of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Russia, the post was published in 2024 from an account that does not belong to Bondarenko.
Consensus
- Nikolai Bondarenko, a KPRF candidate for the State Duma, was fined 1,000 rubles by the October District Court of Saratov.
- The fine was imposed under Article 20.3 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses for displaying 'extremist symbolism'.
- The alleged offense involved a post containing a photograph of Alexei Navalny.
- The court's decision may disqualify Bondarenko from participating in elections for one year.
- Bondarenko's party, the KPRF, claims the post was published on a Telegram channel not belonging to Bondarenko.
- Bondarenko himself denies authorship of the post and has submitted a request to clarify its origin.
- The case is viewed by the KPRF and legal observers as politically motivated.
- The fine was issued in connection with a post from 2024.
Points of divergence
- Bondarenko was detained by ten police officers at his home and brought to court for administrative proceedings. — novaya_eu
- The detention was described as a 'political revenge' against Bondarenko. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Bondarenko is a former member of the Moscow City Duma and has a YouTube channel with over 2 million subscribers. — tg_echoonline_news
- The post was published in 2024 on an account not belonging to Bondarenko. — tg_varlamov_news
- Russian courts have repeatedly classified Navalny's photo as 'extremist symbolism', despite it not being in the official extremist registry. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The trial was to be held in closed session, and the prosecution demanded Bondarenko's removal from the ballot. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- Bondarenko's lawyers argue that a prosecutor's sanction is required to bring a registered candidate to trial, calling the situation 'completely unacceptable'. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
Coverage (10 sources)
- «Extremist» diary of a deputy. Nikolai Bondarenko — a communist and a million-dollar blogger. He often criticizes officials, and now, apparently, he will not be able to run for office because of a photo of Navalny — Новая газета Европа
- Political revenge against Bondarenko. CPRF candidate detained over photo of Navalny — SOTAvision
- Portrait of the Day: Nikolai Bondarenko — a vlogger with a million-strong audience and a candidate for the State Duma from the CPRF, who they want to remove... — ЭХО / Новости
- In the CPRF it was stated that the case against the candidate for the State Duma Nikolai Bondarenko was opened due to the publication in 2024 of photos of a politician... — ASTRA
- Post with photo of Navalny became grounds for administrative case against candidate for State Duma deputy from KPRF Nikolay... — Varlamov News
- First Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee of the CPRF Yuri Afonin told "Kommersant" that Bondarenko is being charged with publishing a post with a photo of Alexei Navalny in 2024 — Радио Свобода
- In the CPRF it was declared that the case against Nikolai Bondarenko was opened due to a foreign publication The reason for the case against the CPRF candidate for... — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
- Nikolay Bondarenko detained for post with photo of Alexei Navalny — Говорит НеМосква
- Communist Bondarenko is blamed for publishing a photo of Navalny — Коммерсантъ
- For what Nikolai Bondarenko was detained — Дождь
Key entities
- Nikolai Bondarenko
- KPRF
- Aleksey Navalny
- State Duma
- Yuri Afonin
- CC
- Commerzant
- U
- Saratov
- October District Court
- Moscow City Duma
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