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| Title | Russia: Opposition leader, activists arrested during election protest |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Publication Date | 4 December 2011 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Russia: Opposition leader, activists arrested during election protest, 4 December 2011, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4eeb155b28.html [accessed 27 May 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Russia: Opposition leader, activists arrested during election protest
December 04, 2011
MOSCOW – Opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov has been arrested in Moscow by plainclothes police on his way to a protest calling on Russians to boycott today's State Duma elections.
A spokesperson for Udaltsov, leader of the unregistered Left Front party, says he was detained before he arrived at the rally beneath the walls of the Kremlin.
More than a dozen other activists from the Left Front movement also were arrested by police on Red Square after unraveling banners decrying today's elections as "illegitimate" because some parties were not registered.
The spokesperson, Udaltsova's wife, Anastasiya Udaltsova, said men in plainclothes pushed her husband into a car without number plates and drove off to an unknown location.
Udaltsova was among those later detained on Red Square.
Police have confirmed Udaltsov's arrest.
Udaltsov on December 3 said police were trying to arrest activists on trumped-up charges ahead of today's vote.
with agency reports
Link to original story on RFE/RL website
Topics: Elections, Opposition,
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