Mosgorizbirkom Zyuganov accused of using administrative resources – RBC

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The election Commission of Moscow complained to the management of the State Duma Gennady Zyuganov, suspecting him of violating the election law. Election Commission considers newsletter leader of the Communist Party of letters in the Duma forms using his official position

The Chairman of the Moscow City Election Commission (IPCC) Valentin Gorbunov sent a letter to the Speaker of the State Duma Sergei Naryshkin, and the leaders of all the factions, which asks prevent taking advantage of official position by the deputies in the conduct of pre-election campaign. Applications Gorbunova has at the disposal of RBC.

Gorbunov writes that he complained to the inhabitants of Moscow. In their appeals the people wrote that they had received a letter from the leader of the Communist Party Gennady Zyuganov with an appeal to vote in the September 18 elections for deputy from the Communist Party Valery Rashkin. Zyuganov Letters were written “on the letterhead of the State Duma,” and sent “in postal envelopes with appropriate labeling,” the statement says Gorbunova.

Rashkin running for the State Duma of the Lublin odnomandatomu constituency covering areas Vykhino-Zhulebino, Kapotnya , Kuzminki, Lyublino and Marino. Apart from him there were put forward candidates of “Fair Russia”, LDPR, “Apple”, “Parnassus” and Peter Tolstoy from “United Russia».

The letter enclosed Gorbunova residents’ complaints and letters Zyuganov with envelopes. They Zyuganov destination thanks for the support of the party initiatives and reports on the nomination Rashkin and his support for the candidate. The contents of the inhabitants of complaints from areas Vykhino-Zhulebino, Lyublino, Marino, Kapotnya about the same: they reported that the letter to the leaders of the Communist Party were prepared retired in early July that the agreement they are not allowed to use their data, that Zyuganov is breaking the law, using agitation State Duma forms. In addition, residents are wondering paid for if the production of those letters from the electoral fund of the Communist Party or Rashkin.

«In these circumstances seen signs of violations of the law on elections to the part of the order of election campaigning and financing of the candidate of the election campaign, the ban on taking advantage of official position “, draws attention to the IPCC and asked the representatives of the Duma to report the total amount of a similar outgoing correspondence, the total cost of these items, including used letterheads, envelopes, postage. In addition, the Commission requested “to consider taking additional measures to prevent the benefits of official position by deputies».

Complaints residents also directed the CEC to the chairman of Ella Pamfilova. CEC received an appeal, at the moment it is under consideration, RBC reported in the press service of the Central Election Commission, refusing to comment further. This use of public office for campaign purposes, this is necessary to understand, praised the actions of Zyuganov in an interview with RBC is one of the members of the CEC. Violation of the order of agitation is punishable by a fine of up to 2.5 thousand. Rub. for individuals and a fine up to 100 thousand. rub. for parties and legal entities.

According to the law on elections of deputies of the State Duma shall be prohibited to conduct election campaigning, to produce and distribute any campaign materials persons holding public office in the performance of their duties or by taking advantage of his official position. Note in the post campaign materials such person is not a violation of this prohibition. State Duma deputy for the law is a person holding public office, so for them the ban on the use of official position applies.

From Gorbunova really come such a letter, but it is a notification, no check in the Duma is not conducted, assured RBC Rashkin . “Letters from Zyuganov were sent to the addresses of residents who previously treated me as a deputy with certain complaints. Zyuganov sent them gratitude, they come to me, positively described me. These letters were sent to the president’s decree on the appointment of elections. This does not fall under the electoral law. The letters were not printed on the letterhead of the State Duma, which are numbered, and they went through the regular mail, not through the State Duma, “- said the deputy. Blanks used Zyuganov, are not official forms of the State Duma, they are just like them, confirmed RBC source in the Duma apparatus.

violations of the election legislation by no Communists, says an expert on election law Grigory Melkonyants. According to him, if there was a dispatch of letters to the Communist Party Congress, all within the law. Communist Congress was held on June 25, and the letter dated 17 June Zyuganov. According to the law on elections of deputies of the State Duma of the campaign period for political party begins from the date of its decision on the nomination of a federal list of candidates, candidates in single-seat constituencies. And the fact that the residents received a letter after the Congress, it is not the fault of the candidate, the expert believes.