Center 'E' Warns KPRF Duma Candidate Over Free Speech
Police officers arrived at another candidate for the State Duma from the CPRF. The Center for Counteracting Extremism issued a warning to CPRF candidate for the State Duma, Alexander Safroнов, prohibiting violations of the law.
Consensus
- Safronov is a KPRF candidate for the State Dума from Krasnodar City Council.
- Employees of the Center 'E' (Center for Countering Extremism) delivered an official warning to Safronov.
- The warning cites possible abuse of mass media freedom under Article 13.15 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses.
- Safronov stated that the warning mentions he 'possibly' abuses media freedom and that authorities have 'information' about it.
- Safronov views the action as political pressure on an opposition candidate.
- The warning includes references to other legal articles, which Safronov declined to name.
- A similar warning was previously issued to another KPRF candidate, Nikolai Bondarenko, who was later fined and barred from running in the elections.
Points of divergence
- Safronov was threatened with an administrative protocol under Article 13.15 for abuse of mass media freedom, but he did not specify what exactly was considered a violation. — meduza
- The Center 'E' referenced both the Code of Administrative Offenses and the Criminal Code in the warning. — tg_radiosvoboda
- Safronov mentioned that the same issue occurred with Nikolai Bondarenko, whose case involved publication of an image of Alexei Navalny as 'extremist symbol'. — tvrain
- Safronov has previously criticized regional authorities, opposed a church construction on the waterfront, and attempted to hold a protest against Telegram's blockage. — tg_sotavisionmedia
Coverage (7 sources)
- Employees of the Center 'E' arrived at another candidate for the State Duma from the CPRF — Krasnodar City Duma deputy Alexander Saf... — ASTRA
- In Krasnodar, the "E" Center issued a warning to a KPRF candidate for the State Duma due to possible abuse of freedom of speech — Meduza
- Employees of the Center "E" handed a warning about the inadmissibility of violating the law to the candidate for deputies of the State Duma from the CPRF Ale... — Кавказ.Реалии
- Police came to another candidate for the State Duma from the CPRF — Радио Свобода
- Employees of the "E" Center came to KPRF candidate for deputy Alexander Safroнов and issued him a warning — Настоящее Время
- Power figures have arrived at another candidate for the State Duma from the CPRF — Дождь
- Communist given warning over possible abuse of freedom of speech — SOTAvision
Key entities
- KPRF
- State Duma
- Alexander Safonov
- Krasnodar
- Center 'E'
- Duma
- Center 'E'
- Media
- Center for Combating Extremism
- Nikolai Bondarenko
- CPK
- Ale
- Employees of the Center for Countering Extremism
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