More than 1,000 arrested during anti-Putin demonstrations - Daily Mail

More than 1,600 protesters have been arrested in Russia two days before Vladimir Putin (top left) will be inaugurated for the fourth time as president. Demonstrations (top and bottom right) were held in scores of cities across the country on May 5 and organiser Alexei Navalny (left) was among those carried off by police. The prominent anti-corruption campaigner had planned to stand against Putin in the election but was barred from taking part because of a previous fraud conviction. Some 1,599 were detained at demonstrations in 26 Russian cities, according to OVD-Info, an organisation which monitors political repression. It said 702 were arrested in Moscow alone and another 232 in St. Petersburg. Putin, who won re-election in March with 77 per cent of the vote, will be inaugurated for a six-year term on May 7. Original Article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5693985/Protesters-gather-Russia-Putin-inauguration.html Original Video: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1683254/Video-1-000-arrested-anti-Putin-demonstrations.html Daily Mail Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailymail Daily Mail IG: http://instagram.com/dailymail Daily Mail Snap: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Daily-Mail/8392137033 Daily Mail Twitter: http://twitter.com/MailOnline Daily Mail Pinterest: http://pinterest.co.uk/dailymail Daily Mail Google+: https://plus.google.com/+DailyMail Get the free Daily Mail mobile app: http://dailymail.co.uk/mobile