Russian detained opposition key figures

Russian detained opposition key figures

Alexei Navalny through his twitter account to continue to invite the opposition against President Vladimir Putin.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained during a protest in Moscow a few hours after suspended sentence in case of fraud.

Her brother, Oleg, has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison on similar charges.

Navalny has uploaded his picture during a demonstration at Manezh field and it is the last picture before he was arrested.

He said since the beginning of the punishment against him is politically motivated and related to his opposition to President Vladimir Putin.

Navalny has asked his supporters to "take to the streets" after he was arrested.

Police officers block the opponents of Putin protest groups in the field Manezhka.

He later wrote in his Twitter account, "I was under house arrest. But today I want to join with you (in the protests). That is why I joined to (field) #Manezhka".

When he arrived at the site of the protests, the police immediately arrested the leader of the opposition and placed in police custody car.

cases of fraud

After being arrested, he sent in his twitter posts, "I request all not leave until the police forced Manezhka. They can not hold our actions."

Alexei Navalny was furious when his brother, Oleg, was sentenced to imprisonment in the case of fraud.

Together with his wife, Alexei Navalny in a protest against Putin in 2013 ago.

He accused President Vladimir Putin made his family as targets with the aim of weakening the opposition action.

Prosecutors previously demanded 10 years in prison for Alexei Navalny and eight years for his brother, Oleg, in the case of fraud allegations.

However, Alexei Navalny sentence was changed to house arrest since last February.

Male 38 years this is the Russian opposition figures and became the winner of the second most votes in the election of the mayor of Moscow last year to scoop up 27% of the vote.

During this time he is also known as the author of a blog that often uncover alleged cases of corruption in Russia. (BBC)