Supreme Court Upholds Yabloko's Removal from Duma Elections
The Supreme Court of Russia upheld its earlier decision to remove the 'Yabloko' party from the list of candidates for the State Duma elections on August 17, rejecting the party's appeal. The court found violations related to foreign funding, unauthorized use of intellectual property, and unapproved online advertising.
Consensus
- The Supreme Court of Russia considered an appeal by the 'Yabloko' party on August 17 regarding its removal from the State Duma elections.
- The Supreme Court rejected the appeal and upheld its earlier decision from August 10 to remove 'Yabloko' from the elections.
- The original decision was based on an administrative lawsuit filed by the party 'Rodina'.
- The court found violations related to foreign financing, unauthorized use of intellectual property, and online advertising not funded from the official election fund.
- The decision to remove 'Yabloko' has entered into legal force.
- The party's leadership stated it would continue using legal means to challenge the decision, including appealing to the Constitutional Court.
Points of divergence
- More than 60 people were detained outside the Supreme Court building on August 17. — tg_radiosvoboda
- At least three people were detained outside the Supreme Court building. — tg_currenttime
- The Supreme Court rejected nine motions by 'Yabloko' to attach additional materials to the case. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The Supreme Court confirmed the legality of the decision to remove 'Yabloko' on August 17. — interfax
- The court found that 'Yabloko' used AI-generated images (including from ChatGPT) without permission and that online posts were considered advertising not funded from the election fund. — kommersant
- Police visited the homes of people who gathered near the court on August 10 to support 'Yabloko', warning them against 'unlawful actions'. — tg_dwglavnoe
- The Supreme Court accepted 'Yabloko's' appeal for consideration. — tg_tass_agency
Coverage (20 sources)
- At the building of the Supreme Court of Russia, where on August 17 the appeal of the party 'Yabloko' against the removal of its candidate list from the State Duma elections is being considered... — Радио Свобода
- "Apple" will appeal the decision to remove from the election in the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation — Интерфакс
- Decision to remove 'Yabloko' from elections has taken effect — Вести
- Supreme Court of the Russian Federation did not change the decision on removing "Yabloko" from the State Duma election — Интерфакс
- At the building of the Supreme Court of Russia, where the appeal of the "Yabloko" party on removing its candidate list is being considered on August 17... — Радио Свобода
- Supreme Court rejected all requests of 'Yabloko' Supreme Court of Russia rejected nine requests of the party 'Yabloko' to attach... — SOTAvision
- Prosecutor and CEC representative asked Armed Forces to keep in force decision on removal of 'Yabloko' from elections — Интерфакс
- Supreme Court removed the "Yabloko" party from elections Supreme Court of Russia satisfied the party "Rodina" lawsuit to cancel registration... — Радио Свобода
- In Moscow at the Supreme Court building, where the 'Yabloko' party appeal regarding its removal from Duma elections is being considered... — Настоящее Время
- What happened this night: Monday, August 17 — Интерфакс
- How Russian parties are preparing for the State Duma elections — Коммерсантъ
- Supreme Court to consider 'Yabloko's' appeal against disqualification from elections — Интерфакс
- The 'Yabloko' Party filed an appeal against the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation's decision to disqualify them from the elections. Meanwhile, in Moscow, police began... — DW Главное
- Supreme Court of the Russian Federation accepted the appeal of the "Yabloko" party regarding its removal from elections. Subscribe to TASS in "Max" — ТАСС (Telegram)
- The 'Yabloko' Party filed an appeal against the Supreme Court of Russia's decision to disqualify it from the elections — BBC News Русская служба
- Party "Apple" filed an appeal against the decision to remove it from the elections — Вести
- "Apple" appealed the decision to remove the party from the State Duma elections — Интерфакс
- "Apple" filed an appeal against the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation's decision to remove the party list from the State Duma elections, reported... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Representatives of the "Yabloko" party arrived at the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation to file an appeal in the case of removing the party from elections in the State Duma,… — ТАСС (Telegram)
- «Apple» today will appeal to the Supreme Court against the decision to remove from elections, it is expected that the court will consider it on 17 Aug... — Varlamov News
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- Nikolay Rybakov
- Yabloko Party
- General Procuracy
- Vladimir Putin
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