Today campaigning of YABLOKO’s candidates to the Moscow City
Duma was again hampered by the United Russia. This time representatives
of the United Russia questioned lawfulness of YABLOKO’s campaigning
by Skhodnenskaya metro station in Moscow. In these minutes
YABLOKO’s candidates are expecting police which was called
by the United Russia representatives.
Shamil Amirov, YABLOKO’s candidate, who was campaigning by
the metro station, told that by 6 p.m. representatives of
the United Russia appeared by the metro station. They installed
their tents and began their campaign. Soon a representative
from the United Russia came up to YABLOKO’s candidates stating
that YABLOKO’s campaigning was unlawful as the Prefect’s Office
did not gave a “permit” for it. Naturally, it turned out that
the United Russia had a “permit” (however, the law does not
envisage any “permits” for conducting election campaigns of
registered candidates). “Fighting” for “fair campaigning”
the United Russia representative called the police.
Shamil Amirov also noted that such incidents had already
took place several times during this campaign. “After such
unlawful arrests the policemen normally apologised and released
YABLOKO’s candidates,” he noted. “However, the United Russia
exercising its influence in the state bodies makes the police
to violate the law,” Amirov said.
See also:
Moscow City
Duma Elections, 2009
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