Police
stopped collection of signatures required for registration
of YABLOKO's list at the Moscow City Duma election. Collection
of signatures has begun today.
At Pushkinskaya square police stopped 15 people engaged in
collection of signatures and took their flags and cloaks with
YABLOKO's symbols. When one of the detained said that this
demand was unlawful, he was arrested and taken to the local
police department as organizer of the action. YABLOKO's symbols
were also taken to this police department.
Collectors of signatures were also detained by police by the
Electorzavodskaya metro station.
At present members of the Moscow City Electoral Commission
from the YABLOKO party Valery Goryachev and Boris Moiseyev
are preparing a statement to be released on behalf of the
Commission.
See also:
Elections to
the Moscow City Duma
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