Pskov Court to Verify Rodina Candidates' Signatures
The 'Yabloko' party requested a handwriting analysis to verify the authenticity of signatures on documents from 'Rodina' candidates for the regional parliament. The court granted this request.
Consensus
- A court in Pskov has agreed to conduct a handwriting examination of signatures on documents submitted by 'Rodina' candidates for the regional parliament.
- The request for the examination was made by the 'Yabloko' party.
- The forensic examination will be carried out by the Expert-Crime Investigation Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Pskov.
- The deadline for completing the examination is 18:00 on September 1.
- The court will consider Yabloko's lawsuit to cancel the registration of 'Rodina's' unified list on September 2, based on the results of the examination.
- Yabloko's lawyers previously identified multiple errors and potential falsifications in the documents, including discrepancies in signatures and dates.
- The signatures of the same candidates in two documents, submitted three weeks apart, were found to differ significantly.
- A comparison table of signatures was prepared by Yabloko's legal team.
- The court has been asked to determine whether the signatures were made by the same person.
- The same day, the Sverdlovsk Regional Court canceled Yabloko's registration for the regional parliament elections following a lawsuit by LDPR.
Points of divergence
- The press service of Yabloko in Pskov reported the court's decision. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The court's decision was reported by a source stating 'Etogo potrebovalo Yabloko' (This was demanded by Yabloko). — tg_govorit_nemoskva
Coverage (2 sources)
- In Pskov, court will verify authenticity of 'Home' candidates' signatures at 'Yabloko's request — SOTAvision
- In Pskov, court will verify authenticity of signatures on documents of candidates from the 'Motherland' party for the regional parliament. This is required by... — Говорит НеМосква