Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Monday called for people to take to the streets to protest after his arrest. In a video statement released on YouTube, Navalny said: "What is this toad (Vladimir Putin) most afraid of? What are these bunker thieves most afraid of? You know it perfectly, (they are afraid of) people taking to the streets."
"That's why don't be afraid, take [to] the streets. Not for me, for yourselves and your future," he added.
The statement comes after he was remanded into custody for 30 days following an hours-long court hearing set up at the Moscow police precinct he had been held up in since his arrest on Sunday.
His team alleges that he was not granted access to his lawyers before the court hearing.
At least 13 pro-Navalny protesters were detained Monday outside the complex, and at least 55 demonstrators were rounded up by police in St. Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city, according to activists (Source: Euronews).
Alexi Navalny the Number One Critic of Kremlin's Policies Was Arrested upon His Arrival to Russia
