Yabloko Volunteers Detained in St. Petersburg
Police detained two 'Yabloko' agitators in St. Petersburg. UPDATE: After the arrival of deputy Dmitry Anisimov, the detainees were released and the agitation materials were returned.
Consensus
- Two Yabloko volunteers were detained in Saint Petersburg.
- The volunteers were distributing campaign materials near Finland Station.
- They were taken to the Finland Line Police Department for writing an explanation.
- Police claimed that the party had been removed from the elections and that campaigning was illegal.
- The volunteers were released after the arrival of deputy Dmitry Anisimov.
- The campaign materials were returned to the volunteers.
- The Yabloko party stated that the Supreme Court's decision on removing its registration had not yet entered into force and would be appealed.
Points of divergence
- The press service of the St. Petersburg branch of Yabloko stated that the police justified the detention by claiming the party was removed from elections due to intellectual property violations and foreign funding. — kommersant
- Yabloko was removed from the State Duma elections due to foreign donations and campaigning on banned social media platforms. — tvrain
- The volunteers were supported by the election headquarters, and both deputy Dmitry Anisimov and lawyer Anton Kostik arrived at the police department. — tg_sotavisionmedia
Coverage (6 sources)
- Police detained two 'Yabloko' agitators in St. Petersburg UPD: after the arrival of deputy Dmitry Anisimov, the detainees were released and the agitation materials were returned. — Бумага
- In Saint Petersburg, two agitators of 'Yabloko' were detained — Коммерсантъ
- In St. Petersburg, two 'Yabloko' volunteers were detained while distributing campaign materials under the pretext that 'the party...', — SOTAvision
- In St. Petersburg, law enforcement officers detained two agitators of 'Yabloko' — Дождь
- In St. Petersburg, law enforcement officers detained two agitators of 'Yabloko' — Дождь (Telegram)
- Police detained two 'Yabloko' agitators in St. Petersburg — Бумага
Key entities
- Apple
- Saint Petersburg
- Dmitry Anisimov
- Supreme Court
- Finnish Line Department
- United People's Democratic Party
- Finland Station
- MVD
- CIC
- Legislative Assembly
- Finnish Station
- Finland Street