Detentions begin outside Russia’s Supreme Court as anti-war Yabloko party fights to stay on the ballot
Police detained several people outside the Supreme Court building in Moscow ahead of an August 17 hearing on Yabloko’s appeal against the removal of the party’s federal list from the elections.
Police in Moscow apprehended individuals outside the Supreme Court ahead of a hearing on August 17 regarding Yabloko's appeal to retain their federal list status in the upcoming State Duma elections. RTVI and the Telegram channel Slovo Zashchite reported at least two detentions, with Slovo Zashchite additionally detailing the arrest of Yabloko activist Yevgenia Titova.
The Supreme Court's press service announced that the hearing, which will be open to the public but not televised, will focus on Yabloko's appeal. On August 10, the Supreme Court disqualified Yabloko's federal list from the elections, citing donations to Yabloko's accounts from individuals who had received foreign money transfers, totaling 16,900 rubles according to Russia's Federal Financial Monitoring Service.
Yabloko's leader, Nikolai Rybakov, denied any validity to the exclusion and pledged to demonstrate its legitimacy.
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