Pamfilova said that those who spoiled the ballot boxes were paid – Kommersant

The head of the Central Election Commission (CEC), Ella Pamfilova, said that some of those detained due to damage to ballot boxes at polling stations admitted that they were paid for this. According to her, the “pro-Western” opposition is thereby ensuring that the ballot boxes are not opened, since “they will not like the result of the vote.”

“In fact, this is a sincere admission of one’s fiasco and a transition to methods that are simply disgusting. We will look at them now. Fill in, hire, as our various influence groups did, for money. Already those who were detained, they admit that it was money,” Ms. Pamfilova told reporters.

One of the detainees, Ella Pamfilova claims, said that he was promised 100 thousand rubles. for damaging the ballot box. In addition, they “were told that nothing would happen for this, it was petty hooliganism.” The head of the Central Election Commission said that members of precinct commissions were instructed to involve the Russian Guard, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other law enforcement agencies to strengthen the security of ballot boxes.

Today, March 15, is the first day of the presidential election, voters in several regions, including MoscowRostov region, Karachay-Cherkessia, Voronezh region, Simferopol and Sochi, poured brilliant green or ink into the ballot boxes. Local residents who damaged the ballot boxes were detained. A criminal case is being initiated against them under Art. 141 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (obstruction of the exercise of electoral rights or the work of election commissions).

IN St. Petersburg a voter threw a Molotov cocktail on the porch of the school where the polling station is located, in Kogalym the woman set fire to her ballot and also tried to set fire to the ballot box, and in Moscow a local resident set fire to a voting booth. Those involved in the incidents are also charged with Art. 141.

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Lusine Balasyan