In St. Petersburg, a member of the election commission was beaten during the vote counting

In St. Petersburg, during the counting of votes, Olesya Vasilchenko, a voting member of the precinct election commission (PEC) No. 427 of the Kalininsky district, was beaten by members of the territorial election commission (TEC) No. 38. The reported this on its telegram channel. association “Observers of St. Petersburg”

As the report says, at about three o'clock in the morning on March 18, when votes were being counted at the polling station, a man and a woman approached Vasilchenko. The man showed his identification as a TEC member, but Vasilchenko did not have time to see his name. They asked the girl to leave the room with them “to talk.”

Vasilchenko refused, then the man grabbed her hand, she broke free, after which the man threw her to the floor and dragged her to the exit. “They threw me on the floor, beat me and dragged me along the corridor,” Vasilchenko said.

As a result, she managed to break free and run out into the street without outer clothing. She called an ambulance, which took her to the hospital to treat the beatings. Vasilchenko also plans to write a statement about the incident to the police. Vasilchenko’s detailed story about the attack was published by RusNews.

The same publication also reported that earlier journalist Elina Kozich came to the site where Vasilchenko worked, but was kicked out of there. RusNews notes that Kozich came to the station after learning that Vasilchenko was under pressure. The journalist was filming, which caused her to have a conflict with members of the election commission. As a result, the latter kicked Kozich out of the area.

In the video filmed by Kozich, members of the election commission grab her with their hands, block the camera lens, and then completely try to grab the phone and stop the recording. According to RusNews, Kozich also contacted the police in connection with the actions of members of the PEC.

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