Monday, November 17, 2008

Cassation panel of the Supreme Court affirmed the legitimacy of Communist refusal to revise the election results-2007

Cassation panel of the Supreme Court of Russia upheld the denial of the claim Communist Party of the abolition of the outcome of the elections to the State Duma in December 2007.

As the Interfax, the court denied appeal Party of Representatives, sought to rescind the decision of the court of first instance and send the case to a new review.

Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov on the court trying to defend his position: "27 regions have become a zone of total falsification. Among the members of electoral commissions - every second teacher. So from these people, which is responsible for raising the younger generation, demanding to engage in counterfeiting, remake protocols "- resent the leader of the CPRF.

He drew the attention of appeal panel of the Supreme Court that the questioning of witnesses Communist Party was denied, so "they were unable to explain why citizens can not hear their program."

Gennady Zyuganov said that "severe financial and economic situation, which is now in the country, and became just the result of fraudulent and unfair election", said the site CPRF.

"Russia, despite assurances by Finance Minister Kudrin did not constitute either a" quiet haven "in the global financial storms, or" Noah's Ark "and that those 3 trillion rubles allocated for the salvation of bankers and tycoons, is not likely to affect the environment Overall, --

He asked the Supreme Court granted a complaint filed by the Communists as their evidence had not been objectively assessed by the court, and witnesses were not interviewed.

The basis of the statement of claim Communists make up about violations of legislation identified by the Communists during the entire period of the election campaign.

The suit consists of five sections. The first listing violations of the order informing the electorate. The second section refers to violations of the campaign. The third section examines the situation of non-mandate candidates from United Russia. 101 of 108 people have applied for waiver of mandates still to determine the outcome of the elections. The fourth section for each of 26 regions before the complaints received during the election campaign and on polling day. These documents, according to the Communist Party, showed massive violations. The fifth section provides a legal evaluation of the CEC.

For their part, representatives of the Russian Federation asked the CEC decision to leave the court without change, but the complaint without satisfaction. They stressed that monitoring of Communist Party of overweight during the election campaign given airtime on television "does not " because this issue has never been challenged or by whom.

The position of the CEC supported and the prosecutor's office had indicated that the arguments are not wealthy and the reasons for the decision not.

Cassation the panel agreed with this position, leaving the decision of the Court of First Instance unchanged.

Chief-of-control parties Vadim Solovyov at the end of the court said that the Communist Party is likely to prepare documents for submission to the European Court of Human Rights.

July 16, August 16, the Supreme Court of Russia has dismissed the claim CPRF. The Communists insist that the decision was taken with procedural violations and filed a appeal.

At the previous meeting on 25 September, the Communists announced the withdrawal of one of the judges Galina Manohinoy daughter who works in the legal management of CEC. CEC is a defendant in the case.

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