Chelyabinsk: Green Party seeks to remove Yabloko candidate over…
In Chelyabinsk, a candidate from the Green Party filed a lawsuit seeking to remove Yaroslav Shcherbakov, a candidate from Yabloko, from the election race due to alleged copyright violations involving a Banksy graffiti and an image of Andrei Sakharov. The case is scheduled for September 7.
Consensus
- Artem Kungurcev, a candidate from the Green Party, filed a lawsuit in Chelyabinsk Oblast Court to cancel the registration of Yaroslav Shcherbakov as a candidate.
- The lawsuit is based on allegations of copyright infringement.
- The case is scheduled to be heard on September 7.
- Yaroslav Shcherbakov is running as a candidate in single-mandate constituency No. 188.
- Shcherbakov previously led Yabloko's federal list for the State Duma, which was annulled by the Supreme Court.
Points of divergence
- The lawsuit includes claims related to a video with Banksy graffiti, a photo of academician Andrei Sakharov, and a recording of Shcherbakov's speech at the Yabloko congress. — tg_horizontal_russia
- Kungurcev specifically claims that Shcherbakov violated copyright by publishing a video in social media featuring the Banksy graffiti 'Girl with a Balloon' and an image of Andrei Sakharov with the quote 'The disunity of humanity threatens it with destruction.' — tvrain
- The press service of Yabloko did not specify whose rights were allegedly violated by Shcherbakov. — tg_horizontal_russia
- The local Yabloko branch considers Kungurcev a spoiler. — tg_horizontal_russia
- Kungurcev is 29 years old, self-employed, and graduated from South Ural State College in 2018. — tg_horizontal_russia
Coverage (3 sources)
- In Chelyabinsk, 'Greens' want to remove from elections the 'Yabloko' candidate because of Banksy graffiti — Дождь
- In Chelyabinsk, 'Greens' want to remove from elections the 'Yabloko' candidate because of Banksy graffiti — Дождь (Telegram)
- Green Party candidate demanded removal of Yekaterinburg 'Yabloko' leader from elections due to Banksy graffiti — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
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