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Dec 2 / 5:41am

Other Russia Members Charged in Moscow

by Kerkko Paananen

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Police in Moscow carried out mass arrests of members of the non-registered opposition party, Other Russia. At least nine people were arrested in raids carried out by Russia's political police, the so-called E-centre, at homes of party activists over night. Most of those arrested were severely beaten up during the raids. Those arrested will now be charged under Russia's so-called anti-extremism legislation, Article 282 of Russia's Criminal Code.

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