In Vladimir, the man was taken to court after the inscription on the ballot
In Vladimir after voting in the elections to the state Duma, the police detained a man who left an inscription on the ballot
In Vladimir, after voting in the elections to the state Duma, the police detained a man who left an inscription on the ballot. The incident occurred on September 20 at a city polling station.
According to the local edition, after filling out the ballot, the man lowered it into a transparent urn. The commission members, the observer and the police officer noticed that the document had an inscription on it.
After that, the man was detained. In respect of him, an administrative protocol was drawn up under part 1 of article 20.3.3 of the administrative code of the Russian Federation related to public actions that the authorities qualify as discrediting the Armed Forces of Russia.
The case materials were sent to the district court of Vladimir. At the meeting, the man explained that he did not consider the words he wrote directed against the Russian army. The court will assess the situation in terms of the composition of the administrative offence and the circumstances of the incident.
