The United States condemned the detention of protesters in Russia

The United States condemn the detentions on protests in Russia and urge to immediately release the demonstrators. Such a statement on the eve was published on her official Twitter spokeswoman for the State Department of Hizer Neurt.

“Leaders, confident in their legitimacy, do not delay opponents for a peaceful protest,” the State Department spokesman emphasized.

According to the updated data of the OTD-Info, in total on May 5 , in 27 cities of Russia, 1597 participants in anti-Putin’s actions, as well as random passers-by, were detained. In particular, about 700 people were seized in Moscow, 229 in St. Petersburg, 185 in Chelyabinsk, 75 in Yakutsk, 64 in Krasnodar, 63 in Togliatti, 48 in Krasnoyarsk in Krasnoyarsk. There were children in Saratov and Moscow among the detainees.

Police and riot police acted harshly. A number of demonstrators were brutally beaten. In particular, in Moscow, an activist of the People’s Resistance Association Dmitry Karasev was hospitalized from the police department, beaten during the detention of batons. He was suspected of a fracture of two ribs and a bruise of the liver .

Most of the detainees were already released on the 5th. Meanwhile, many issued protocols on arrest articles of the Code of Administrative Offenses. Part in the evening on Saturday and Sunday was already arrested; Others are waiting for ships in the police departments.

Two detainees are threatened with criminal cases of attacking police officers. This is Mikhail Tsukanov in St. Petersburg , beaten by riot police, and Alexei Solovyov in Samara .