The Constitutional Court left unanswered the question of whether the removal of a party from the elections is proportional to the violation of copyright in the campaign, says lawyer Gargin Mitin.
According to him, the position of the Constitutional Court also carries a risk that parties may be held responsible for the independent campaign of their supporters.
The head of the Center for Constitutional Justice, Ivan Brikolski, called the decision paradoxical. In his opinion, the Constitutional Court explained how the controversial norms should be applied, but left unanswered the party's claims regarding how they were applied in its case.
The Constitutional Court refused to hear Yabloko's complaint against the rules according to which on August 10 the Supreme Court removed the party's list from the State Duma elections following Rodina's lawsuit. The lawsuits included violations of intellectual property rights and alleged foreign funding.
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