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Twelve witnesses questioned at trial on cancellation of election of Astrakhan Mayor
Today, the Kirov District Court of Astrakhan, where the claim of Oleg Shein, a former candidate for the Mayor of the city on cancellation of March 4 election, is considered, two claimants' witnesses were interviewed, who were members of the territorial election commission (TEC) of the Kirov District. Also, ten respondent's and interested persons' witnesses were also interrogated – they were chairpersons of election commissions.
May 11 2012, 23:00
In Astrakhan Region, court upholds detention of MP Kolachevsky's daughter
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On May 10, in Astrakhan, the Kirov District Court granted the motion of the FSB Department for extension of period of detention in SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Natalia Kolachevskaya, who was suspected of fraud, till July 16.
Astrakhan region, South Federal District
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May 11 2012, 22:20
At trial on lawsuit for cancellation of election of Astrakhan Mayor, witnesses claim violations
| In Astrakhan, at the court session on the lawsuit filed by Oleg Shein, ex-candidate for the position of Mayor of the city, to cancel the results of Mayor election, plaintiff witnesses have been questioned. |
May 10 2012, 19:00
A deputy in Astrakhan threatens with self-immolation as a sign of protest against his daughter's arrest
| Deputy of Astrakhan regional Duma, member of "United Russia" party Alexander Kolachevsky declared his intention to commit self-immolation in case if on May, 10, regional court grants the motion of Investigative Department of Directorate of Federal Security Service to prolong the term of his daughter Natalia Kolachevskaya's stay in the investigative isolation ward. |
May 04 2012, 23:00
Trial on cancellation of election of Astrakhan Mayor listens to 16 witnesses
| The court session in Astrakhan on the lawsuit initiated by Oleg Shein, an ex-candidate for the Mayor of the city and organizer of a hunger strike for cancellation of the election outcome, has interrogated 16 witnesses of the claimant. |
May 04 2012, 06:00
The court in Astrakhan on Sein’s lawsuit started interrogating the witnesses
| Interrogation of the witnesses on the lawsuit of ex-candidate for Mayor’s Office of Astrakhan Oleg Shein started in court. At the trial of May, 3, the witnesses invited by the plaintiff stated violations in the polling stations during the election of Mayor. |
May 01 2012, 22:00; CK correspondent
Astrakhan Region holds rally in memory of young man who perished on the bridge
| Today, in the Astrakhan Region, on the bridge over the Kizan River, connecting the villages of Karagan and Tataro-Bashmakovka, people held a rally and a solo picket in memory of Maxim Medvedev, a Karagan villager, who perished on the bridge. |
Apr 30 2012, 23:00
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 23-29
| Alexander Tkachov inaugurated as Governor of the Krasnodar Territory; election of the Mayor of Volgograd; sentences to persons accused of committing Vladikavkaz terror act and killing of eight people in Stavropol; fine imposed on editor-in-chief of Dagestani weekly "Nastoyascheye Vremya" for the article about the head of the republic; failed incident-prevention meeting in Abkhazian-Georgian conflict zone; struggle for power in administration of Elista; end of Astrakhan political hunger strike, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of April 23-29, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot". |
Apr 26 2012, 18:00
Astrakhan court dismissed Shein's motion to recuse the judge on the case of annulment of Mayor's election
| During the first hearing on the lawsuit of the action for invalidation of the results of election of Mayor of Astrakhan the court dismissed Oleg Shein's motion to recuse the judge. |
Apr 24 2012, 21:00; CK correspondent
Moscow hunger-strikers in support of Oleg Shein stop their action
| The participants of the Moscow solidarity hunger strike have decided to stop their action, after Oleg Shein's statement that he would quit his hunger strike as soon his supporters, arrested for staging a flash mob "For Fair Elections", were released. |
