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More than 20 people detained during Moscow march: monitor
MOSCOW, June 12, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – At least 23 people were detained on
Wednesday during a peaceful march through central Moscow against the alleged
impunity and corruption of law enforcement agencies, the OVD Info monitor
said, amid cries of “shame” and “stop police terror.”
The unsanctioned rally was initially called to press for the freedom of
investigative journalist Ivan Golunov who was last week arrested on trumped-
up drugs charges but released on the eve of the march.
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