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Sergei Mitrokhin detained during a rally at Triumfalnaya square, Moscow

Press Release

December 6, 2011

Photo: Gontcharov and Mitrokhin a minute before their arrest.

 

YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin is detained at a rally at Triumfalnaya square, Moscow. Now he is in the OMON (riot police) bus together with 30 other detained.

For the first time police tried to detain Mitrokhin when he and Kirill Gontcharov, leader of the Youth YABLOKO, was unrolling the Russian flag. Then the riot police let Mitrokhin go after he showed his certificate of candidate to the State Duma, as (until the official announcement of the election results) candidates can be detained only with Prosecutors order.

Kirill Gontcharov is also detained. Journalist Bazhena Rynska is in same bus with Kirill.

The square is at present circled by young supporters of the ruling United Russia party. They are chanting Medvedev, Victory! and hold placards with Medvedevs photograph.

Mitrokhin pointed out to policemen an obvious violation of the law the actions of United Russia supporters that can be qualified as an unsanctioned rally and these young people should be detained.

Several hundreds supporters of the opposition who have already arrived to the rally can not get to the square, but they are chanting their slogans. People are squeezed on the pavements between exits from the metro station and the square. Policemen oust people to Tverskaya-Yamskaya square, tearing someone out of the crowd and taking them to police cars.

Considerable forces of the law enforcement are concentrated around the square. Police and OMON are equipped with bullet-proof vests and helmets.

See also:

Elections to the State Duma 2011

 

Press Release

December 6, 2011

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