Yekaterinburg: Yabloko Candidate Detained Over 'Extremist Symbol' Post
In Yekaterinburg, a protocol was issued against Yabloko candidate for the State Duma Konstantin Kiselev for 'displaying extremist symbolism'.
Consensus
- Konstantin Kiselev was detained in Yekaterinburg while on his way to a debate.
- He was released from police custody after being charged under Article 20.3 KоАП РФ.
- The charge is for 'demonstration of extremist symbolism'.
- The basis for the charge is a 2021 social media post featuring the letter 'N' in the backdrop.
- Kiselev is a candidate in the State Duma elections from single-mandate district №169 in Yekaterinburg.
- The charge, if upheld, would bar him from running in elections for one year.
- Two other Yabloko candidates in Moscow were also charged under the same article on the same day.
- The Central Election Commission annulled the registration of a Communist Party candidate on the same grounds.
Points of divergence
- The date of the trial is currently unknown. — novaya_eu
- Kiselev stated that the photo with the letter 'N' was taken during a protest against the detention of a deceased person. — tvrain
- The case against Kiselev is not the first of its kind; 27 politicians have been removed from the State Duma elections due to this charge, 17 of them from Yabloko. — novaya_eu
- The trial for Anna Shatunovskaya-Byurno is scheduled for September 8, and the date for Grigory Grishin's trial is not yet set. — tg_echoonline_news
Coverage (4 sources)
- In Yekaterinburg, Yabloko candidate Konstantin Kiselev was released from police — they charged him with article on 'demonstration of ex...', — Дождь (Telegram)
- In Yekaterinburg, a protocol was drawn up against Yabloko Duma candidate Konstantin Kiselev for 'display of extremist symbolism' — Новая газета Европа
- In Yekaterinburg, a candidate for the State Duma from 'Yabloko' was detained on the way to debates — Дождь
- Protocol on demonstration of 'ex...' was drawn up for the candidate for the State Duma from 'Yabloko' detained in Yekaterinburg — ЭХО / Новости