The head of the occupation election commission will stand trial in the Kherson region

In the Kherson region, an investigation has been completed into a 56-year-old local resident accused of organizing illegal Russian presidential elections in the temporarily occupied territory of Kalanchak.

According to the investigation, in December 2023, the woman headed the so-called precinct election commission. She recruited staff, organized their work, encouraged local residents to vote, and decorated the polling station with Russian symbols.

The defendant also participated in counting ballots and transferring them to the territorial election authority, as well as providing comments to Russian propaganda media.

The indictment has been submitted to the court. The woman is charged with voluntarily participating in the organization and conduct of illegal elections in the temporarily occupied territory.

Source: Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office.

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