[8] Donskoy's announcement on 1 November 2006 of his intention to run for the presidency of Russia was followed and allegedly anticipated by official pressure.
[9][10] The charges against Donskoy included an allegation that he had misappropriated roughly 4 million rubles in order to pay for security for himself and his family.
Despite this, the Oktyabrsky District Court ruled that Donskoy would no longer be eligible to serve in any public office, elected or otherwise.
Following the ruling, Donskoy's lawyers announced that they would seek an acquittal and were willing to take the case to the European Court in Strasbourg, but neither ever occurred.
[4] Donskoy served as the head of Yabloko's regional group for Arkhangelsk and Kaliningrad during the 2011 Russian legislative election.
[18] Nobody was injured, but it took security officers several minutes to stop the car, allowing it to leave several tire tracks along the floor of the mall.