MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 18th January, 2021) Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny was arrested on Sunday upon returning to Russia from Germany, the Russian detention authority said.
According to a Sputnik correspondent, the plane with Navalny on board landed at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport.
"The officers of the investigations department of the FSIN [Federal Penitentiary Service] Moscow office have detained at Sheremetyevo Airport Alexey Navalny, who is on probation, [and] has been wanted since December 29, 2020, for multiple probation violations," the detention authority said in a statement.
Further punishment for Navalny will be determined by a court. Until then, the opposition activist will remain detained.
