Suit Alexei Navalny and RPR-Parnassus to the mayor of Novosibirsk, a Communist member Anatoly Lokot in court and is under consideration by the Investigation Committee. Opposition calls slandering arguments mayor campaign finance Liberal US Congress for $ 20 million. By making such statements, Elbow proves its consistency, the expert believes.
On July 2, the Central District Court of Novosibirsk received the statement of claim Alexey Navalny and regotdeleniya RPR-Parnassus to the mayor Anatoly Lokot, said the court on Friday. For five days, a decision on accepting an application for production. The regional department of the Investigative Committee, “Gazeta.ru” said that the document under consideration.
The reason for the suit was the performance of the elbow June 30 at a meeting of the Public Council. The mayor, in his time favorites thanks in part to the broad opposition coalition with the Liberals suddenly announced that the Democratic Coalition (RPR-Parnassus, the Progress Party, “Democratic Choice”, etc.), which intends to participate in the elections of the Legislative Assembly of the Novosibirsk region, allegedly financed from abroad, and on its registration, the US Congress has allocated $ 20 million. In addition, he mentioned that the organization of the “orange revolution” in Novosibirsk opposition pays 150 rubles. each sign for the registration of the list of the coalition in the elections.
The essence of the claim and prospects
The opposition reacted quickly. Lawyer RPR-Parnassus Vyacheslav Gimadi sent to the Investigation Committee of the Novosibirsk Region with a request to initiate a statement against the mayor a criminal case under Art. 128.1 of the Criminal Code (defamation), Art. 141 (obstructing the free exercise of their electoral rights) and Art. 149 (obstruction of the meeting).
Gimadi said in a statement on transparency campaign financing and the lack of democratic coalition claims by government agencies. According to him, the coalition involved in the election campaign, and is not engaged in the preparation of the “orange revolution.” Accusations that the coalition pays citizens for signature, he calls a lie. 150 rubles. for “autograph” get themselves collectors, as are the rights of attorneys for piecework payment.
As a result, concludes the lawyer, the mayor as the official “spreading false information public” and “actually gives guidance subordinate staff of obstructing the election campaign.” The plaintiffs demand that the site of Novosibirsk Mayor published an apology elbow.
«Requirements for non-pecuniary damage we are not stated, but in the future, may consider this issue,” – says Gimadi. In the seven years of legal practice, he says, he had accumulated enough experience of working with materials for the article “slander.” If the defendant fails to prove the accuracy of the information disseminated, or that he did not spread, then the court decides in favor of the plaintiff.
A spokesman for the mayor Artem Stingrays did not respond to calls, but after a scandal Elbow publicly confirmed the claims of the opposition. At a meeting with journalists on Friday the mayor reiterated the connection between democracy and the West and the United States.
As evidence, he cited a meeting co-chairman of the RPR-Parnas Mikhail Kasyanov with US congressmen: the politician lobbied for the introduction of the West sanctions against a number of broadcasters federal channels. In addition, the elbow compared the protests on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow with the “Maidan” in Kiev and suggested that local organizers parody mitingov- “Monstration” not to meddle in politics.
«As regards financial support to young people from the West, that such information is really flashed in the media. Well, some of the sources I reserve the right not to open “- the mayor spoke vaguely.
«In this case, the defendant acknowledged the accuracy of the media dissemination of information – meeting points Gimadi lawyer. – And the accuracy of the charges themselves, he never prove because they are false. If the court will not consider the claim through a political prism, and will act according to the law, the prospects (of the opposition to win. – “Times”) are very high. ”
«All the ads, except obituary»
State Duma deputy from the Communist Party Anatoly Lokot was elected mayor of Novosibirsk in April 2014 in early elections. He is no stranger to the people of the city, since 2006 headed the Novosibirsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party.
On the eve of elections, the opposition has signed a coalition agreement on combating administrative resources. The paper was signed by the Communist Party, “People’s Alliance” (as then called Navalny Party, which he later renamed the Progress Party), “Apple”, “Patriots of Russia”, “Democratic Choice”, “Civic Platform”, and a number of NGOs and mayoral candidates.
Shortly before the vote from the election in favor of his elbow gave five other campaigners: State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomaryov, a former Deputy Economy Minister Ivan Starikov, the head of the regional branch of the “Patriots of Russia” Alexander Muharitsyn, the Party of the spiritual transformation of Russia Alex Southerner, the candidate of the “Communist Russia” Roman Starikov. However, later “Communist Russia”, said that the shooting was not going to campaign.
Elbow victory in early elections with 43.75% against 39.57% of United Russia Vladimir Znatkova liberal opposition presented including as a victory.
Triumph elbow ensure a high degree of opposition of city residents, and the region inside the elite conflict. Himself Communist urged voters that after the elections will invite in my team and other opposition: “I can say that instead of building a political monopoly of another – a different color – I’m not going».
His promises Elbow partly kept. So, the vice-mayor began starring in his favor from the election Ivan Starikov. But he soon left his post. About Starikov former colleague now says with regret, calling him a position in relation to yesterday’s partners “inadequate”, “The saddest thing is that the elbow was legitimate opposition politicians who won the third largest city in the country. And now he says that the opposition – is hirelings of the West. But when the economy is recession, such statements are unlikely to add points of the Communist Party. ”
Starikov leads the version according to which the position of mayor is dictated by the pressure exerted on him power.
In particular, on July 1 became aware of the arrest of the chief of the Novosibirsk Center for Urban Governance avtoelektrotransportom Aram Suvaryan. He was arrested on suspicion of taking bribes. Politician calls arrested one of the financial backers of the campaign arm.
The leader of the Novosibirsk Branch of “democratic elections” Sergei Diachkov that after the mayoral elections, he headed the Committee for the support of small and medium-sized enterprises, following statements elbow officially resigned his post. “Apple” and condemned the communist rhetoric.
«When the elbow was nominated (for mayor. -” Times “), I opposed – says the head of the RPR-Parnassus Novosibirsk Yegor Savin. – During its view that it is a complete fiction and Elbow built-in, I received a portion of criticism. But as time has shown, I was right. Therefore comment elbow or resonates with the national agenda, or it just overheated and said too much. ”
It is said that until recently the mayor did not allow harsh criticism of the liberal opposition, but fell out with the organizers’ Monstration. ” Recall annual event this year is not agreed, as the organizer, the artist Artem Loskutov detained for ten days. As a result, Rags went into politics, winning the primaries democratic coalition in Novosibirsk.
The head of the Political expert group Konstantin Kalachev believes that in the election campaign, the Russian authorities are unlikely to want to destroy the legend that the opposition campaign financed by the State Department. According to him, if even believe in the independence of the court, in any case, the verdict before the end of the election will not be.
«No such gift the opposition does not. Later on the brakes, for proving the funding (west. – “Times”) will not. Elbow once again proves its consistency. The opposition has once again received infopovod. Everyone should be happy. Quoted by both sides is growing. All advertising, except the obituary. But the direct election of acquisitions on this story, no one would. We often think of people share an elbow drop, but more important to him that they have grown somewhere else “- concludes Kalachev.
Director of the Institute of regional projects Nikolay Mironov considers the application an elbow, which topped the list of the Communist Party the elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Novosibirsk region, as part of the election campaign. The last time the communist played on a wider field than the traditional Communist electorate. Now he, the expert said, the democratic coalition is trying to isolate it to the electorate not to split up the Communist Party. At the same time Mironov believes elbow experienced politician who is likely to calculate the consequences of the scandalous statements.
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