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MORE than 160 people arrested after unauthorized protests in support of Russian opposition activist Alexey Navalny in Moscow, will be released from the Sakharovo detention facility within the next two days.
Marina Litvinovich, a member of Moscow’s Public Monitoring Commission, said on Friday.
“ From Friday and Saturday, there will be the most massive release today, until 23:59 Moscow time, 20:59 GMT, 64 people will be released, and tomorrow 99 people.
As of 10:35, the Sakharovo detention facility holds 292 people,’’ Litvinovich wrote on Telegram.
Unauthorized demonstrations swept through Russian cities on Jan. 23 to Jan. 31, and Feb. 2, in support of now-sentenced Navalny, who was detained on arrival in Moscow from Germany, where he was treated for alleged poisoning.
According to Moscow City Court, 4,908 administrative offense cases have been registered in the capital in connection with the protests so far, including almost 1,000 people sentenced to administrative arrest.
The Kremlin called the organisers of such demonstrations provocateurs.
President Vladimir Putin said that everyone had the right to freedom of opinion but “anything that goes beyond the law is not just counterproductive but dangerous.’’ (Sputnik/NAN)
– Feb. 12, 2021 @ 14:19 GMT /
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