Kursk Probe Targets Yabloko Candidate's Anti-War Poster
The Kursk regional election commission referred an opposition candidate's campaign poster to the prosecutor's office for review, citing potential violations related to discrediting the Russian army and calls to undermine Russia's territorial integrity. The candidate, Alexander Novikov, was advised to refrain from distributing the materials until the investigation concludes.
Consensus
- The Kursk regional election commission referred Alexander Novikov's campaign materials to the prosecutor's office for review.
- The materials included a poster with the slogan 'For peace and freedom! For life without fear!'
- Novikov printed 5,000 copies of the poster on September 1.
- The election commission recommended that Novikov refrain from distributing the materials during the investigation.
- The materials were reviewed for potential violations of Article 20.3.3 and Article 20.3.2 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses.
- The state television channel VГTRK Kursk refused to broadcast Novikov's campaign videos and sent them for additional review.
- The federal list of Yabloko was removed from the State Duma elections, but candidates continue to run in single-mandate districts.
- In several regions, including Bashkortostan, Tatarstan, Mari El, Tula and Moscow Oblasts, Yabloko candidates' registrations have been canceled.
Points of divergence
- A complaint about discrediting the army and calls to undermine territorial integrity was filed in St. Petersburg against Dmitry Khorzov, a Yabloko member, based on the phrase 'I am the only candidate for peace.' — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- Novikov is 21 years old and one of the youngest candidates for the State Duma. — tg_horizontal_russia
- State media and newspapers in 11 regions refused to distribute Yabloko's peace campaign materials. — tg_horizontal_russia
- The main reason for removing Yabloko candidates from elections in various regions previously was 'copyright violations' in campaign materials. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
Coverage (3 sources)
- Prosecure in Kursk region will check candidate from "Yabloko" campaign for army discrediting — ASTRA
- Poster "For Peace and Freedom" by Kursk Apple Party candidate will be checked for army discreditation — Говорит НеМосква
- Kursk election committee asked prosecutor to check apple man's propaganda materials for army discrediting — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
Key entities
- Aleksandr Novikov
- Apple
- Kursk Oblast
- State Duma
- Election Commission
- Kursky Election Commission
- Russia
- X
- Election Commission