Yabloko leader Nikolai Rybakov was fined one thousand rubles for inscriptions on ballots about peace and a ceasefire

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The leader of Yabloko was accused of “disrespect for society” over spoiling ballots in the election. A court in St. Petersburg today began hearing the case of Nikolai Rybakov, who is accused of “petty hooliganism” (Part 1 of Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) for publicly spoiling four ballots…

Yabloko leader Nikolai Rybakov was fined one thousand rubles for inscriptions on ballots about peace and a ceasefire

He was charged with petty hooliganism over inscriptions on ballots on the day of the State Duma election: “For Yabloko’s freedom,” “Yabloko is for peace,” “For a life without fear,” “Yabloko is for a ceasefire,” and was also accused of “disrespect for society.”

The court imposed a fine of one thousand rubles on him, the Telegram channel “Slovo zashchite” reports. The politician himself did not appear in court today.

🔵The report notes that Rybakov showed “disrespect for society” by damaging “state property in the form of a ballot.” Earlier in court, Rybakov himself confirmed that he had made the inscriptions on the ballots, but did not agree with the classification of his actions as hooliganism.

🔵Under this article, he faced up to 15 days of arrest.

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