YABLOKO’s candidate for the post of the head of the Krymsk
District in the South Russia, removed from elections due to
a sly provocation from the authorities
A few days ago the Krymsk District Court imposed a fine amounting
to RUR 2,000 on a Mr.Petrenko, who pretended to campaign for
Yugeny Vitishko distributing food-stuff allegedly on behalf
of Vitishko. Vitishko did not know the campaigner and therefore
did not interfere into the trial or challenge the court’s
decision.
However, due to this decision, the Court was able to remove
Vitishko from the elections because bribing of voters was
allegedly conducted on behalf of Vitishko. This decision was
made by Judge Galina Yurchevskaya on December 4.
"The regional government are well aware of the voters’
attitude to them, that is why they need quiet and peaceful
elections, and so that Acting district head Anatoly Razumov
is elected quietly. Such methods of ousting the opponents
at elections – with the help of third persons giving false
evidence – were widely used in 1990s. It turns out they are
en vogue with the authorities now, " said Vitishko.
Vitishko has not received the text of the decision from the
court yet and, therefore, he still can not appeal against
it to a higher court, while the voting day is very close -December
9.
Elections of the head of the Krymsk region of the Krasnodar
Region will be held this Sunday, on December 9. The candidates
are Anatoly Razumov, acting head of the municipality and member
of the ruling United Russia party, Community, United Russia,
Dmitry Pechinsky, a 23-year-old unemployed representing the
Communists of Russia party, Alexander Gomalitsky, a self-nominee
presently working as a controller of technical condition of
vehicles, and Gennady Frizorger, a representative of the Civil
Force party.
See also:
Regional
and Local Elections 2012
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