A Russian court sentenced a woman to one year and 8 months of “correctional work” Monday for pouring green dye on ballots cast in the prez election in March, a regional branch of the state investigative committee said.
The committee said the woman, whom it did not name, had gone to a polling station in the town of Kuragino on the first day of the election and, acting at the behest of “unidentified persons”, attempted to pour the liquid into a ballot box. Her actions created “significant difficulties” for authorities, it said, and she was arrested at the scene.
It was not clear what form of work she would have to carry out. Under Russian law, convicted people may be sentenced to correctional labour as an alternative to jail. This can take place at their usual workplace, or at a workplace designated by authorities, with up to 20% of the earnings being withheld.
The committee said the woman, whom it did not name, had gone to a polling station in the town of Kuragino on the first day of the election and, acting at the behest of “unidentified persons”, attempted to pour the liquid into a ballot box. Her actions created “significant difficulties” for authorities, it said, and she was arrested at the scene.
It was not clear what form of work she would have to carry out. Under Russian law, convicted people may be sentenced to correctional labour as an alternative to jail. This can take place at their usual workplace, or at a workplace designated by authorities, with up to 20% of the earnings being withheld.