Navalny arrested when he joined the manifestation of his supporters support

Escaping the perimeter of the arrest, the Russian opponent Alexei Navalny, however, has not failed to account for his actions at Twitter.

First, its intention to join the show of support that was dedicated to him in the heart of Moscow.

Then he was arrested.

The charismatic blogger has just been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for fraud, urged his supporters to protest Manege Square. "They can not arrest everyone," he assured.

Not everyone, perhaps, but more than 130 people were however arrested for participating in an unauthorized demonstration, according to the Russian NGO OVD -info.

The lawyer, aged 38, was charged with his younger brother Oleg for defrauding nearly 400,000 euros to a Russian subsidiary of the French company Yves Rocher cosmetics.

If the first was given a suspended prison sentence, Oleg has meanwhile been sentenced to prison.

"You make me ashamed, then reacted angrily, Alexei Navalny. Why put my brother in prison? To punish me even more severely? "

The United States and the European Union have expressed concern about this court decision against that which is considered the most fierce opponent of the Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.