Communist leader asks Putin to call off party crackdown, voting reforms

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MOSCOW: The leader of Russia\u0027s Communist Party has accused authorities of persecuting his party\u0027s activists and carrying out reforms to the voting system that imperil political stability, in a rare message of dissent addressed to President Vladimir Putin. Authorities cracked down on Gennady Zyuganov\u0027s Comm

MOSCOW: The leader of Russia's Communist Party has accused authorities of persecuting his party's activists and carrying out reforms to the voting system that imperil political stability, in a rare message of dissent addressed to President Vladimir Putin.

Police said the protests were illegal due to COVID-19 safety measures and authorities rejected allegations of foul play by the online voting system. But the party leadership's relationship with the Kremlin has been tested by anger over what activists cast as a crooked online voting system used at the election and the detention of several activists.

He said more than 100 people had been prosecuted over two rallies last month that he said were entirely legal.

 

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