Court removes Yabloko leader from State Duma race

A court in Moscow removed another candidate from the 'Yabloko' party, Sergey Kryzhev, from the election. The Moscow Regional Court canceled the registration of the leader of the Moscow region 'Yabloko' party, Sergey Kriychev, as a party candidate for the State Duma election in the Sergiev Posad single-member constituency.

Consensus

The Moscow Oblast Court canceled the registration of Sergey Kryzhov as a candidate in the State Duma elections.
Kryzhov is the leader of the Yabloko party's Moscow region branch.
The court's decision was based on a lawsuit filed by Anatoly Balashov, a candidate from the Green Party.
The lawsuit cited the use of social media logos (VKontakte and Odnoklassniki) on Kryzhov's personal website in 2021 as a violation of intellectual property rights.
Kryzhov was denied the right to bring a trademark expert to the court hearing.
Kryzhov left the courtroom during the session in protest.
The decision has not yet entered into legal force and will be appealed by Yabloko.
Yabloko has reported that at least nine Yabloko candidates have been removed from the State Duma elections in single-mandate constituencies in recent days.
The same court had previously canceled the registration of two other Yabloko candidates in the State Duma elections.

Points of divergence

A Yabloko candidate in Yekaterinburg, Alexander Kudelkin, was arrested for 10 days due to Facebook posts containing the FBK logo and Nazi-era symbols. — tg_echoonline_news
The Green Party filed a request to remove Yabloko candidate Vladimir Atamanchuk from the Sochi district election. — tg_echoonline_news
There are unconfirmed reports of the head of the Kaliningrad Yabloko branch, Maxim Petlin, possibly leaving Russia. — tg_echoonline_news
At least nine Yabloko candidates have been canceled from elections by courts in recent days, and several others face removal. — tg_radiosvoboda
The registration of Dmitry Smirnov, a Yabloko candidate from Nizhny Novgorod, was canceled by the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court due to a photo of Lemmy with a Nazi cross from 2015. — vesti
The Chelyabinsk Regional Court canceled the registration of Yabloko candidate Yaroslav Shcherbakov based on a lawsuit by Artem Kungurtsev, citing violation of copyright on a Banksy artwork. — interfax
The Chelyabinsk court canceled Shcherbakov's registration due to the use of a Banksy artwork, quotes from Sakharov and Gromyko, and a video of Shcherbakov calling for peace. — tg_sotavisionmedia
The Chelyabinsk court cited 'illegal campaigning' and 'copyright violation' as grounds for canceling Shcherbakov's registration. — tg_sibrealii
Yabloko will not participate in the federal list of candidates for the first time since 1993, after its federal list was canceled by a Supreme Court decision. — tg_sibrealii
Six Yabloko members were detained in Yekaterinburg the day before, including under the extremism law. — tg_sibrealii
Over 40 Yabloko members have lost their right to participate in elections due to various reasons, including foreign agent status and administrative penalties. — tg_sibrealii
On August 17, the deputy chairman of Yabloko, Lev Shlosberg, was sentenced to 11 years and one month in prison. — tg_sibrealii

Coverage (20 sources)

Court removed Apple Party candidate for deputies in Krasnodar Krai from elections. Another party candidate arrested in Sverdlov... — ЭХО / Новости
Court in Krasnodar Krai removed from elections a candidate from 'Yabloko' who spoke about ceasefire and 'ocean of human...', — Дождь (Telegram)
Court canceled registration for Duma elections of candidate from Krasnodar "Yabloko" — Интерфакс
Moscow Regional Court Stripped a Podmoskovye Apple Party Member from Duma Election — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
Courts removed Sergey Kryzhev from the leadership election of the Moscow region 'Yabloko' and arrested the party's candidate in Yekaterinburg — ЭХО / Новости
Moscow Regional Court removed another candidate from the 'Yabloko' party from the State Duma elections - leader of the Moscow region branch... — Радио Свобода
Court in Moscow removed another candidate from the "Yabloko" party, Sergey Kryzho, from the elections — Настоящее Время
Head of the Yekaterinburg branch of "Yabloko" Yaroslav Shcherbakov removed from Duma elections This was reported in the regional department... — Настоящее Время
Candidate from Nizhny Novgorod "Yabloko" removed from Duma elections — Вести
Court canceled registration for Duma elections of candidate from Chelyabinsk "Yabloko" — Интерфакс
Chelyabinsk Regional Court Removed Apple Party Candidate Yaroslav Shcherbakov from Duma Elections In the Press Service of 'Apple... — Радио Свобода
Chairman of Chelyabinsk "Yabloko" removed from elections due to quotes from Sakharov, Gromyko, and Benкси work Chelyabinsk regional court... — SOTAvision
In Chelyabinsk, the 'Yabloko' candidate was removed from elections due to a Banksy painting, Sakharov and Gromyko quotes — Сибирь.Реалии
Chairman of Chelyabinsk "Yabloko" removed from elections due to quotes from Sakharov, Gromyko, and works by Banksy — SOTAvision
In Chelyabinsk, the 'Yabloko' candidate was removed from elections due to a Banksy painting, Sakharov and Gromyko quotes — Север.Реалии
Candidate from Chelyabinsk "Yabloko" removed from elections — Вести
Court removed from Duma elections the 'Yabloko' candidate for the Chelyabinsk district Yaroslav Shcherbakov due to claims regarding agitation and copyright — Медиазона
Chelyabinsk Regional Court Removed Apple Party Candidate Yaroslav Shcherbakov from State Duma Elections — Радио Свобода
Court removed from elections a candidate for the State Duma from "Yabloko" for Banksy graffiti and a quote by Sakharov — Дождь (Telegram)
Candidate of the 'Yabloko' removed from elections due to Banksy — Дождь

Court removes Yabloko leader from State Duma race

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