Court fines CPRF candidate Bondarenko 1,000 rubles over extremism…
On August 21, the Oktyabrsky District Court of Saratov fined Nikolai Bondarenko, a CPRF candidate for the State Duma, 1,000 rubles for displaying extremist symbolism. The Saratov Regional Court upheld the decision on September 4, preventing Bondarenko from participating in the elections.
Consensus
- Nikolai Bondarenko was fined 1,000 rubles by the Oktyabrsky District Court of Saratova on August 21.
- The fine was imposed for displaying extremist symbolism.
- The Saratov Regional Court upheld the verdict on September 4.
- Bondarenko is a candidate for the State Duma from the CPRF.
- The decision prevents Bondarenko from participating in the elections.
- The case was triggered by a 2024 Telegram post featuring Alexei Navalny.
- Navalny is listed in the Russian registry of terrorists and extremists.
Points of divergence
- The Telegram channel 'Slovo zashchite' reported that Bondarenko was banned from participating in the elections. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The defense requested a request to Roskomnadzor to identify the owner of the Telegram channel, but the court denied the motion. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Duma deputy Yuri Afonin reported Bondarenko's detention and stated that the case was based on a 2024 post featuring Alexei Navalny. — vm
Coverage (4 sources)
- In the evening of August 21, the court fined KPRF Duma candidate Nikolai Bondarenko one thousand rubles according to a protocol... — Радио Свобода
- Court imposed a fine of 1 thousand rubles on KPRF candidate for State Duma elections Bondarenko in the case of demonstration of extremist... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Court approved fine for politician Nikolai Bondarenko for 'display of extremist symbolism'. Now he will not be able to participate in... — SOTAvision
- Decision on fine in case of Duma candidate Bondarenko left in force — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Nikolai Bondarenko
- State Duma
- KPRF
- Saratov Regional Court
- Kommersant
- State Duma
- Telegram channel
- TASS
- Saratov
- October District Court
- Aleksey Navalny
- Slovo Zashchite
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