The USA and the European Union require the release of detainees on shares on June 12

The United States and the European Union demanded that the Russian authorities stop the persecution of demonstrators detained on anti -corruption shares on June 12, and release them.

“The United States sharply condemn the detention of hundreds of peaceful protesters,” Shan Spicer press secretary told a briefing. “The detention of peaceful demonstrators, human rights activists and journalists is the violation of basic democratic values.”

Spicer assured that in Washington they will "follow the situation."

The application on the website of the European Union also states that detentions in Russia "threaten the fundamental freedoms of expressing opinions, associations and meetings" guaranteed by the National Constitution. “We expect that the Russian authorities will fulfill their international obligations, data, including the Council of Europe and the OSCE, regarding compliance with these rights,” the EU emphasized.

Amnesty International also made the requirement to free the detainees.

On June 12, 866 protesters were detained on anti -corruption shares in Moscow, in St. Petersburg, according to the ATS -Info, 658, in other regions - 196. The police and riot police themselves unreasonably applied violence to demonstrators. Some protesters, including the initiator of the shares of Alexei Navalny, have already been arrested in administrative affairs. In St. Petersburg , about 235 demonstrators are held in the police departments, 32 in Moscow.

In addition, first in Moscow , and then in St. Petersburg, the Investigative Committee initiated affairs about attacks on security forces .