The Moscow Election Commission recognized Navalny's leaflets about boycotting the elections as illegal campaigning.

The Moscow City Election Commission recognized the leaflets of politician Alexei Navalny about the boycott of the elections as illegal election campaigning, reports . Interfax

Member of the Moscow City Election Commission Dmitry Reut said at the meeting that these leaflets do not have any imprint. He proposed sending an appeal to law enforcement agencies “to seize these materials, suppress illegal campaign activities and bring those responsible to justice.”

In addition, the members of the commission decided to contact the Investigative Committee “to determine whether there was a crime in the organization of this event.” The Interfax report does not specify what event is being referred to. The commission also plans to contact the prosecutor’s office in connection with “the massive distribution of similar materials on the Internet.”

At the end of December 2017, the Central Election Commission refused to register Alexei Navalny as a presidential candidate, citing his conviction in the Kirovles case. Then the politician called on his supporters to boycott the elections, and his campaign headquarters turned into the headquarters of a “voter strike.” The oppositionist and his supporters will organize observation at polling stations. in Moscow and other cities On January 28, a rally in support of the boycott was held .

Navalny tried to challenge the refusal to register in the Supreme Court, but the decision of the Central Election Commission was recognized as legal . In January, he also filed a complaint against the law on presidential elections to the Constitutional Court, but the court refused to consider it.