Police searches homes of Yabloko activists
Press Release, 13.03.2022
Photo: Pavel Sychyov / Photo from social networks
In Rostov-on-Don, a search was carried out at the home of Tatyana Sporysheva, a supporter of the Yabloko party. The police seized all the equipment. The lawyer was not allowed into the apartment. The status of Sporysheva in the case is not clear. On 14 March, the activist was summoned for interrogation within the framework of the case of rehabilitation of Nazism because of a repost in Telegram of an article by journalist Sergei Reznik. A journalist involved in corruption investigations was forced to leave Russia.
In Voronezh, police officers are trying to get into the apartment of Pavel Sychyov, a member of the Yabloko party and video blogger. The reason is unknown. Earlier, Sychyov received a phone call from the police and was told to come to the police station. The activist refused.
In summer 2021, the Central District Court of Voronezh found Pavel Sychyov, nominated to run for the State Duma elections from Yabloko, guilty under the article on demonstration of Nazi symbols (Article 20.3 Part 1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). He was given five days of arrest and a ban on participation in elections.
Posted: March 16th, 2022 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.