In Sevastopol, a Dozhd correspondent was removed from the polling station

In Sevastopol, Dozhd correspondent Vladislav Pushkarev was removed from polling station No. 97. This was reported on the channel's website.

Members of the commission explained the removal by Pushkarev's lack of special accreditation. He said that according to the law it was enough for him to have a document from the Central Election Commission, but the commission replied that the police would use force if the film crew did not leave the polling station on their own.

Correspondents of the channels "Russia 1" and "Channel One" remained at the site.

Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Commission Vadim Starchikov, at the journalist's request to resolve the issue, said that it was not in his competence. He also noted that Pushkarev could forge the CEC accreditation.

The CEC website says that in order to work at the polling station, journalists need an accreditation application signed by the editor-in-chief and a copy of the media registration certificate certified by the editor-in-chief. The editor-in-chief of Dozhd, Alexandra Perepelova, confirmed that she signed the documents necessary for Pushkarev's work.