Ex-Yabloko Candidate Charged Over 'Peace' Slogan
Former 'Yabloko' candidate will be tried for 'discrediting the army' due to the election slogan 'I am the only candidate for peace'. Former State Duma candidate Dmitry Khorzov faces a fine under the article on 'discrediting' the Russian Armed Forces.
Consensus
- Dmitry Khorzov, former Yabloko party candidate for the State Duma, is facing administrative charges for 'discrediting the Russian military'.
- The case was filed after a complaint was submitted by Andrey Kazanin, an individual who participated in the war in Ukraine.
- Kazanin claimed that Khorzov's campaign slogan 'I am the only candidate for peace' constituted 'discrediting' the Russian army and insulted other candidates.
- The administrative protocol was submitted to the Moscow District Court in St. Petersburg.
- The case is based on an agitational poster displayed by Khorzov on Dunayevskiy Prospekt.
- An expert from the Herzen State Pedagogical University evaluated the poster and concluded it undermined public trust in the government and military.
- Khorzov ran in the 218th electoral district of St. Petersburg and finished fifth in the election.
- The court case is scheduled to be heard the following week.
- The Yabloko party has reported widespread suppression of its members, including disqualification from elections and fines.
Points of divergence
- The expert who analyzed the poster is a senior lecturer at the Department of Political Science at Herzen State Pedagogical University, whose name was not disclosed. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The specific nature of the charges against Khorzov is not stated in the protocol. — tg_severrealii
- The expert concluded that Khorzov's position as a pacifist candidate undermined public trust in the authorities and military. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Khorzov and two other Yabloko candidates were denied access to live broadcasts from polling stations during the election. — tg_paperpaper_ru
Coverage (5 sources)
- Protocol on 'discrediting' the Russian army was submitted to the Moscow District Court of St. Petersburg against b... — Радио Свобода
- In St. Petersburg, former 'Yabloko' candidate accused of 'discrediting'. Earlier, a statement was filed against him over the phrase 'I am the only...', — Радио Свобода
- In St. Petersburg, former 'Yabloko' candidate accused of 'discrediting'. Earlier, a statement was filed against him over the phrase 'I am the only...', — Север.Реалии
- Former 'Yabloko' candidate to be tried for 'army discrediting' due to election slogan 'I am the only candidate for…' — SOTAvision
- Protocol on 'discrediting' the army was drawn up for ex-'Yabloko' candidate Dmitry Khorzov — Бумага
Key entities
- Apple
- St. Petersburg
- Dmitry Khorzov
- Moscow District Court
- Paper
- Ukraine
- State Duma
- Fontanka
- Andrey Kazanin
- Dunayskogo Prospekt
- Milonov
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