Electoral company

The company renting an office premises of the Golos human rights association demanded to free the area by February 1, despite the fact that the contract was concluded until August this year. According to Gazeta.ru, the director of the Association Lilia Shibanova reported this. "Just the other day, we received a letter from a company who gives us an office in which we are asked to free the premises until February 1, which is illegal, since our contract is designed until August 1. Now we are considering different opportunities to resolve this situation," Shibanova said.

According to her, the pressure on the "voice" does not weaken, despite the reports that the Kremlin asks the governors to do without scandals in the next elections. "Such statements look ridiculous, since the number of provocations on the part of the authorities does not decrease. In several regions, we are already refused the right to observe in polling stations, checks begin in connection with the work of our newspaper Civil Voice. Therefore, it does not seem that this campaign will be easier than parliamentary for us. We have not yet been sent to the details in connection with the lost process where we were accused In "Disorders in the Elections, lawyers do not know what sanctions may follow if the fine is not paid on time," Shibanova said.

On Tuesday, the Voice Association announced the launch of the portal "Map of Violations in the 2012", where it will be possible to apply in connection with violations in the pre -election period and voting day in the presidential election. "Messages about violations committed during the election campaign in the presidential election will be recorded on the map," the Voice said in a statement.

During the pre -election Duma campaign, the Voice association was attacked by state media and judicial authorities. So, on December 2, the Merchant District of Moscow found the Voino Association guilty of violation of Article 5.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. The association should pay a fine of 30 thousand rubles. A violation recognized by the court may subsequently become one of the arguments on the suspension of the organization’s activities if the authorities will achieve this.

On the night of December 2 to 3, the Executive Director of Voting Lilia Shibanova was detained in Sheremetyevo upon arrival in Moscow. Soon, the airport customs service released the detainee, taking her laptop at the same time. Soon after, Lifenews published part of the personal correspondence of the leaders of the Association.

"The clarity of actions indicates a planned intent and the execution of them by one group of persons under a single leadership," Melkonian believes. The day after the election, December 5, Melkonian could not go into his mailbox. After the introduction of the login and password, the Gmail.com service said that the password for the account was changed less than an hour ago. Access to the account was restored a few hours after consultations with Google Russia office specialists. “After the account returned, it was indicated that the last entry was from the Russian IP address,” said Melkonyans. "Thus, unknown persons who hacking my email had access to it for three hours," he said.

Earlier it became known that the prosecutor's office began checking the activities of the Voilk Association at the Appeal of the Chairman of the Central Election Commission Vladimir Churov, whose statement was read out in court. In the appeal of Churov to the Prosecutor General of Yuri Chaika, it is said that the “Voice” “is trying to appropriate the authority” in the election campaign, which can violate the electoral legislation.

The letter also said that the “voice” is illegally campaigning against United Russia and tries to appropriate power. "In distributed information, negative reports of one of the parties -" United Russia ", which can contribute to the creation of its negative image among voters," said Churov.

Earlier it was reported that the reason for the initiation of an administrative case regarding the Voice was the posting on the Internet "Maps of Violations of Elections." The prosecutor's office issued a warning to the executive director of Liliya Shibanova for violation of the law "On the Media" and "On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right to Participate in the Referendum of Citizens of the Russian Federation." On Friday, the court session will be held.

Chikov also said that an employee of the prosecutor’s office demanded from the executive director of Grigory Melkonian written explanations about what the “Voice” is, what the organization is doing and who its leader is doing. In addition, he was required to explain whether he recognizes violations of the Administrative Code.

In support of the Voice, the human rights council of Russia, "Memorial", members of the EU-Russia forum spoke. The co -chairman of the Party of Folk Freedom Mikhail Kasyanov demanded “immediately lawlessness” in relation to a public organization. “In today's Russia, independent surveillance of elections has become a crime,” Kasyanov said. “But it becomes obvious to everyone that even fooling voters and putting pressure on the observers, it is impossible to wash these dirty and through fake elections.”

Meanwhile, the NTV television channel released the Association Film Distribution Film. The NTV film crew burst into the Association’s office, demanding explanations about the sources of financing and "attempts to disrupt the election process." Deputy Executive Director of Voice Grigory Melkonians all the time in the office of NTV journalists repeated one phrase: "You are Surkovsky Propaganda" ( video ).