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Russian police detain 17 from opposition leader Alexei Navalny's anti-corruption group

Russian police today detained 17 people who work at an anti-corruption foundation headed by opposition leader Alexei Navalny. A director of the fund and Navalny's press secretary told this to Reuters.<br/>'<br/>Earlier today police detained Navalny, who wants to run against President Vladimir Putin in next year's presidential election, at an unsanctioned anti-corruption protest in Moscow that Navalny organised. Similar rallies were held across Russia.<br/><br/>A law enforcement source confirmed to Reuters that 17 people from Navalny's foundation had been detained, without elaborating.<br/><br/>Earlier this year Navalny's foundation published allegations that Russian Prime Minister and former president Dmitry Medvedev had amassed a huge fortune that far outstripped his official salary.<br/><br/>Medvedev's spokeswoman called the allegations "propagandistic attacks" unworthy of detailed comment and said they amounted to pre-election posturing by Navalny.<br/><br/>

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