YABLOKO candidate to the State Duma attacked during campaigning in Tula
Vladmir Dorokhov, head of the regional branch of the party, informed in twitter about the attack on Igor Burdukov
Tulskaya Pressa, 25.07.2016
Vladmir Dorokhov, head of the regional branch of the party, informed in social network of an attack by an unidentified man on Igor Burdukov, candidate to the State Duma from the Tula branch of YABLOKO, during his campaigning.
Photo by Novaya Gazeta
According to the Tulskaya Pressa Information Agency, the incident was reported to the police.
“We are indignant by an attack on our candidate Igor Burdukov during his campaigning in Shchekino [district]. We look forward to a quick response from the law enforcement,” Dorokhov commented on the incident.
According to the source, Burdukov explained that an unidentified 35-year-old man punched and kicked him. After that YABLOKO candidate campaigned for another half hour, and then applied to the police.
Source: http://www.tulapressa.ru/2016/07/na-kandidata-v-gosdumu-ot-tulskoj-partii-yabloko-napali-vo-vremya-agitacii/
Posted: July 25th, 2016 under Elections, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections 2016.