Law enforcement officers detain a woman during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny in Moscow, Russia on January 23, 2021.
"Investigators are continuing to study and analyse a large amount of photo and video materials," the Committee said. On Sunday, the OVD Info monitor said police seized at least 3,435 demonstrators across dozens of cities, with 1,360 people detained in Moscow and 523 in the second city Saint Petersburg.Police clashed with demonstrators in Moscow as tens of thousands took to the streets across the country on Saturday following Navalny's call to demonstrate against President Vladimir Putin's 20-year rule.
In the video, a woman – identified as Margarita Yudina – is seen asking three policemen in full riot gear why they are detaining a young protester. One of the policemen then kicks her in the stomach."She is in a serious condition," a hospital representative told AFP news agency on Sunday. "She's in intensive care."Moscow authorities for their part insisted that no one remained hospitalised in the capital following the rallies.
He also accused TikTok, a Chinese video-sharing app beloved by teens, of encouraging minors to participate in Saturday's protests. "This calls for an investigation," he said.Moscow also accused US diplomats of publishing protest routes in advance of the demonstrations and of promoting a "march on the Kremlin" and said the representatives of the US embassy would be summoned by the foreign ministry.
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