Moscow Prosecutor’s office said about attempts to prevent elections in the capital

The Moscow Prosecutor’s Office said it had identified violations of electoral legislation during voting in the elections and warned of their inadmissibility. What incidents are in question, the department did not specify.

The prosecutor’s office recalled administrative responsibility for “interference in the implementation of the election commission’s powers” (Article 5.69 of the Administrative Code) and criminal responsibility for “any illegal intentional actions that may prevent citizens from freely exercising their electoral rights and the work of election commissions” (Article 141 of the Criminal Code).

The Ministry urged Muscovites to observe public order. “Do not succumb to provocations, the purpose of which is to hinder the free expression of the will of citizens and the work of election commissions,” the press release said.

The Chairman of the CEC Ella Pamfilova on the eve reported on the attempted arson of the polling station in Komi, ballot stuffing in Syktyvkar and Mari El. She assured that allowing violations of the chairmen of election commissions, no one “will cover”.