Trampled down ballot papers at the polling station in the village of Gotsatl. Screenshot of a video from the "Dagestan Online" community on Facebook, facebook.com/groups/dagonline

19 September 2016, 09:08

Rights defenders turn to police about fight at elections in Dagestan

The association for the defence of electoral rights "Civilian Control" has sent an appeal to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) demanding to investigate the fight that broke out on the voting day at a polling station in Dagestan.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in the Dagestani village of Gotsatl several young people, who supported one of the candidates, broke the ballot box and started a brawl.

According to Alexander Brod, a co-chair of the "Civilian Control", it is very important to give legal assessment of this situation, the "Lenta.ru" reports.

"If it was a deliberate provocation, such incidents are unacceptable and the perpetrators must be punished," the RIA "Novosti" quotes Mr Brod as saying.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.

See earlier reports:

"Chernovik": voting in Dagestan held with massive violations, Dagestani journalists report how authorities deprive election of any intrigue, Candidates to State Duma declare predictability of election results in Dagestan.

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