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'.

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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.

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