Russia detains over 400 people who took part in unsanctioned march against impunity and corruption of law enforcement agencies, says a monitor
More than 400 people were detained on Wednesday during a peaceful but unsanctioned march in Moscow against the alleged impunity and corruption of law-enforcement agencies.
Earlier, the Russian interior ministry said about 1,200 people took part in the demonstration and that the more than 200 people arrested would face charges that could bring up to 20 days in jail, state news agency TASS reported.Police officers detain a protester during a rally in support of Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov in Moscow, Russia, June 12, 2019. , an investigative reporter for the website Meduza, was arrested last week for allegedly dealing synthetic stimulants.
Lawyers said his fingerprints weren't found on any of the drug packets allegedly found in his apartment. Three of Russia's most respected newspapers on Monday published near-identical front pages reading "I am/we are Ivan Golunov" and even the powerful speaker of Russia's upper house of parliament expressed concern about the case.
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