Court bars Yabloko candidate over internet slogan
The Moscow Oblast Court removed Alexander Muravyov, a Yabloko candidate for the State Duma, from the ballot in the Lyubertsy single-mandate district due to a campaign slogan and alleged copyright violations. This marked the fourth Yabloko candidate removed from the ballot in one day.
Consensus
- The Moscow Oblast Court canceled Alexander Muravyov's registration as a candidate for the State Duma.
- Muravyov was running in the Lyubertsy single-mandate constituency №122.
- The lawsuit was filed by Yuri Parhomenko, a candidate from the Pensioners' Party in the same district.
- A campaign video shown on channel 360 featured the slogan 'For a free internet without blocks'.
- Parhomenko claimed the slogan promoted negative views toward other candidates and parties.
- Parhomenko also alleged copyright infringement due to unauthorized font use and a video clip from Radio 1's broadcast posted on VKontakte.
- Muravyov denied creating the VKontakte page and called it fake.
- This was the fourth Yabloko candidate removed from elections on September 8.
- Three other Yabloko candidates—Dmitry Smirnov, Yury Vaskin, and Yaroslav Shcherbakov—were also removed earlier that day.
- Yabloko stated that candidates would appeal the court decisions.
Points of divergence
- Muravyov became the fourth Yabloko candidate removed on September 8, following the removal of three others on August 31. — mediazona
- The removal of three additional Yabloko candidates—Smirnov, Vaskin, and Shcherbakov—occurred on the same day as Muravyov’s removal, September 8. — tg_echoonline_news
Coverage (2 sources)
- Court removed fourth candidate of the day from Duma elections from 'Yabloko' — due to slogan 'For a free internet' and copyright claims — Медиазона
- Fourth candidate from 'Yabloko' today was removed from elections — ЭХО / Новости
Key entities
- Apple
- Muravei
- State Duma
- Party of Pensioners
- Moscow Regional Court
- Yuri Parkhomenko
- Lubertsy single-member district
- 360
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