The second Yabloko candidate detained today was issued a report for displaying “extremist” symbols

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Another Yabloko candidate for the State Duma was detained in Moscow. Three plainclothes men came to the home of Grigory Grishin, a Yabloko candidate in single-member Leningrad district No. 197, and asked him to go with them to the Akademichesky police station for a report to be drawn up…

The second Yabloko candidate detained today was issued a report for displaying “extremist” symbols

A report under Article 20.3 of Russia’s Administrative Code was drawn up against Grigory Grishin over a 2024 post in the politician’s Telegram channel. The hearing in the administrative case is expected to take place within two weeks, the party’s press service said.

Grigory Grishin was released from the police station after the report was drawn up.

🔵A similar offense is also being attributed to Anna Shatunovskaya-Byurno, who was detained today. She remains at the Yakimanka police station, the party added.

🔵Today, three plainclothes men came to the home of Grigory Grishin, a Yabloko candidate in single-member Leningrad district No. 197, and asked him to go with them to the police station.

🔵At least 36 opposition candidates have been removed from the elections in Russia because of “extremism,” foreign shares, and document problems: most often, Yabloko candidates were removed, and because of mentions of Alexei Navalny.

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