KASPAROV ARRESTED: MORE PROOF PUTIN IS AN EMERGING TYRANT AND RUSSIA NO FRIEND OF LIBERTY

BBC: Kasparov arrested at Moscow rally

Garry Kasparov, leader of United Civil Front Group Police have arrested Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov at a banned anti-Kremlin rally in Moscow. He was detained during a huge security operation to prevent protesters from gathering at Pushkin Square. Police deny reports he has now been freed. The former chess champion leads the United Civil Front group, part of the opposition coalition Other Russia. It accuses President Vladimir Putin of trampling on democracy. The Kremlin says Other Russia destabilises Russia.

As he was being taken away, Mr Kasparov told Russian Ekho Moskvy radio that he had been "walking with a group of people along the pavement without any slogans" when riot police had surrounded them. "They grabbed everyone without distinction, without asking any questions," he said.

RUSSIA IS NOT TO BE TRUSTED.