Impeachment of Matvei Lukyanov
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| Impeachment of Matvei Lukyanov | |
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 The impeachment and subsequent trial occurred in the National Assembly Building in Volkgoroda. | |
| Accused | Matvei Lukyanov, President of Volkia |
| Date | September 17, 1970 - November 1, 1970 (1 month, 2 weeks and 1 day) |
| Outcome | Convicted by the Federal Council and removed from office. Barred for life from holding any political office. |
| Charges | High treason, electoral fraud, abuse of power, anti-Volkia activities |
| Voting in the Volkian Chamber of Deputies | |
| Accusation | High treason |
| Votes in favor | 226 |
| Votes against | 32 |
| Present | 56 |
| Result | Approved |
| Accusation | Abuse of power |
| Votes in favor | 226 |
| Votes against | 32 |
| Present | 56 |
| Result | Approved |
| Accusation | Anti-Volkian activities |
| Votes in favor | 226 |
| Votes against | 32 |
| Present | 56 |
| Result | Approved |
| Accusation | Electoral fraud |
| Votes in favor | 226 |
| Votes against | 32 |
| Present | 56 |
| Result | Approved |
| Voting in the Volkian Federal Council | |
| Accusation | Article I - High treason |
| Votes in favor | 57 "guilty" |
| Votes against | 12 "not guilty" |
| Present | 6 "present" |
| Result | Convicted |
| Accusation | Article II - Abuse of power |
| Votes in favor | 57 "guilty" |
| Votes against | 12 "not guilty" |
| Present | 6 "present" |
| Result | Convicted |
| Accusation | Article III - Anti-Volkian activities |
| Votes in favor | 57 "guilty" |
| Votes against | 12 "not guilty" |
| Present | 6 "present" |
| Result | Convicted |
| Accusation | Article IV - Electoral fraud |
| Votes in favor | 57 "guilty" |
| Votes against | 12 "not guilty" |
| Present | 6 "present" |
| Result | Convicted |
The impeachment of Matvei Lukyanov occurred when Matvei Lukyanov, the 12th president of Volkia, was impeached by the Chamber of Deputies of the 42nd National Assembly on September 17, 1970. The Chamber of Deputies adopted four articles of impeachment against Lukyanov: high treason, abuse of power, anti-Volkian activities, and electoral fraud. The Federal Council convicted Lukyanov on all four counts. Lukyanov was removed from office and barred from holding political office for life; he would later be arrested by the Volkian Federal Police and convicted in federal court on similar criminal charges.
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