Ella Pamfilova: Attempts to damage ballots in Russian presidential elections caused a storm of indignation among citizens. She called attempts to spoil ballots “pathetic, ridiculous and disgusting attempts’ Earlier, the head of the Russian State Duma Security Committee, Vasily Piskarev, said that arson and similar actions at polling stations could be classified as sabotage or terrorist attacks.

He said that the provocateurs contributed to the growth of civic consciousness. The head of Central Election Commission emphasized that the Provocateurs contribute to the Growth of Civic Consciousness.