The European Court of Human Rights awarded compensation to the Yabloko observers in Kazan, Tatarstan. Activists worked for Grigory Yavlinsky’s campaign in the presidential elections in 2018
Press Release, 20.03.2023
Photo: Logo of the 2018 Russian Presidential Elections
In the presidential elections in 2018, activists Olga Sergeyeva and Gulnara Galyautdinova worked at polling station No 409 in Kazan, Tatarastan, as a member of the electoral commission with an advisory vote and an observer. They were taken to the police station during the counting of votes and were kept there for more than four hours, because the Chairman of the precinct electoral commission sent a statement to the police about their alleged “interference into the work of the commission”.
As a result, Olga Sergeyeva and Gulnara Galyautdinova were fined 2,000 roubles under Article 5.69 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (interference in the work of an electoral commission). Azat Gabdulvaleyev, a member of the Association of Observers of Tatarstan, defended them at the trial. He also drafted complaints to the European Court of Human Rights.
On 12 January, the European Court of Human Rights ruled out that these complaints showed a violation of Article 5 § 1 of the Convention in respect of unlawful detention (deprivation of liberty) and awarded each of the applicants EUR 3,000 in compensation.
Posted: March 20th, 2023 under Elections, Governance, Judiciary, Presidential Elections, Presidential elections 2018, Yabloko's Regional Branches.