Darth Vader gets election boost from the Ukrainian Chewbacca who is later arrested, in reality | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Chewbacca campaigns for Darth Vader in Ukraine, gets handcuffed by police Bishkek (AKIpress) – The growling, hairy spaceship mechanic from Star Wars was fined an equivalent of $7.50 on Sunday, after breaking the country’s election laws, as he attempted to canvass voters for… Darth Vader. The detention of the erstwhile companion of smuggler-turned-hero Han Solo, who…

Ukrainian police took down one agitated Wookiee in Odessa on Sunday after they say Chewbacca was caught unlawfully canvassing for Darth Vader on the country’s voting day for local elections. Footage released shows four officers struggling to arrest a costumed, unidentified man dressed as the “Star Wars” character after he was stopped while driving a mayoral…