# Russian election observer loses consciousness during arrest

> Yabloko reports election observer lost consciousness after police arrest in St. Petersburg.
- Title: Russian election observer loses consciousness during arrest
- Summary: Yabloko reports election observer lost consciousness after police arrest in St. Petersburg. Yabloko claims one of its election observers lost consciousness…
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- Source: Seattletimes — https://seattletimes.com/business/russian-election-observer-loses-consciousness-during-arrest-by-police-opposition-party-says
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## Yabloko reports election observer incident
Yabloko said one of its election observers lost consciousness during police arrest at a St. Petersburg polling station on Saturday.
## Election context
Russia’s first parliamentary election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, features virtually no opposition.
## Police response
Officials accused the observer of attempting to disrupt elections and called police who used force against him.
## Medical status
It was unclear whether the observer received prompt medical attention after falling unconscious.
## Charges and detention
The observer was taken to a police station and charged with disobeying police orders.
## Yabloko’s status
Yabloko, the only registered party criticizing Russia’s war with Ukraine, was removed from the ballot last month by Russia’s Supreme Court.
## Observer restrictions
Many Yabloko election observers were turned away from polling stations, with reports of sealed ballot boxes and denied paper ballots.
## International observers
Russia registered over 380,000 electoral observers including 97,040 from United Russia and 42,743 from the Communist Party.
## Key takeaway

Yabloko claims one of its election observers lost consciousness during police arrest at a St. Petersburg polling station on Saturday.