OvdInfo.org news in English - Monitoring Politically Motivated Detentions in Moscow, Russia
June 20, 2012
Six more people arrested near Tagansky Court House. Irina Kalmykykova, Oleg Pykhtin, Serge Konstantinov, David Abramov, Alexei Kiselev and Maxim Baranov are now held at Zamoskvorechye Police Department.
Yuri Emelianov, Victor Zakharov, Elena Cherepanov, Andrey Pinchuk and Ilya Morozov arrested at Tagansky Court House are brought to the Taganskoye police department.
The police started arresting people near Tagansky Court House where people have gathered to show their support for Pussy Riot. Tagansky District Court is currently reviewing the investigator's motion to extend the arrest for one of the group members. According to witness reports so far 5-6 people have been arrested including Iliya Morozov.