Alexei Goncharenko (C), deputy of Ukrainian parliament, wears a t-shirt depicting Boris Nemtsov reading in Ukrainian “Heroes never die”, in Moscow on March 1, 2015 -© AFP
MOSCOW: A Ukrainian lawmaker said Sunday he was detained by Russian police ahead of a Moscow march to honour opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down near the Kremlin.
The parliamentarian, Alexei Goncharenko, was later released from police custody, but must appear before a tribunal on Monday and could still face detention, his lawyer said.
“Police have detained me,” Goncharenko wrote on Facebook. “I did not shout anything, did not carry any banners or flags …read more
Source: The Borneo Post
