Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, centre, is detained by police officers in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday. (AP Photo)MOSCOW: Protesters gathered across Russia on Sunday to support opposition leader Alexei Navalny's call to boycott the March presidential election, and Navalny himself was arrested while walking to the Moscow demonstration. Late Sunday night, hours after police detained him, Navalny said on Twitter that he had been released before a trial. Russian people shout slogans during an opposition non-sanctioned rally in the centre of St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday. Navalny's Moscow coordinator, Nikolai Lyaskin, also was detained Sunday, the Interfax news agency quoted him as saying.

Source: Bangkok Post January 29, 2018 03:45 UTC