The Krasnodar branch of the YABLOKO party expresses its
protest in view of dismissal of Elena Kovalyova, Director
of cinema theatre "Russia" in Tuapse. YABLOKO stated
that Kovalyova was fired in violation of the Labor Code, but
the real reason behind the dismissal was her principled stand
against election fraud.
YABLOKO members are going to apply to the Ministry of Culture
and the Department of Culture of the Krasnodar Area with a
statement running that such violations of the labour law are
inadmissible.
According to the Krasnodar YABLOKO activists, Kovalyovas
dismissal was connected with the fact that she did not allow
fraud with votes at the polling station located in her cinema.
Thus, the Communist Party gained 29 per cent and the ruling
United Russia party only 32 per cent, which was one of the
lowest results of this party in the Tuapse region. "This
happened due to interaction of the director of the cinema
to falsifications in this polling station. Consequently, the
authorities of the area decided to dismiss Elena Kovalyova
due to her honest civil stance, YABLOKO activists said.
According to Krasnodar YABLOKO activists, Herman Apitin,
deputy head of the Tuapse district, had been threatening Kovalyova
with dismissal if she refused to follow the instructions of
the authorities.
Elena Kovalyova was fired by the order of Alexander Chekhov,
head of the urban settlement of Tuapse, without any explanations.
See also:
Elections
to the State Duma 2011
Human
Rights
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