The Moscow District Court of St Petersburg issued the fine under Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code, Mediazona reported.
The case centered on campaign material. The party's candidates ran under the slogan "For peace and freedom! For a life without fear!" Security services treated Khorzov's personal text as discrediting the army: "My name is Dmitry Khorzov. I am the only candidate for peace in district 218. Come and vote on September 20, 2026."
At the end of the protocol drawn up against the politician, the offense is attributed to a certain O. I. Kiseleva. Who she is was not stated. Mediazona suggested that security services copied the paragraph from another document. The Moscow District Court's website carries a ruling fining a woman with that surname, also under the article on discrediting the army.
Andrei Kazanin, a participant in the war with Ukraine, filed the complaint against Khorzov, the newspaper Bumaga reported, citing the party. He saw in the campaign material discrediting of the army, a call to violate Russia's territorial integrity and an insult to other candidates.
Khorzov was running for the State Duma in St Petersburg's 218th district. According to Yabloko's exit poll, he was taking 29% and was ahead of, among others, Vitaly Milonov with his 25.6%. Officially a United Russia candidate won with 55.21%, and Khorzov came fourth with 6.4%.
The candidate alleged that votes were stolen. Voters tried to have the results annulled in court, but were refused.