Moscow protests over Putin’s ‘rule of thieves’

ABOUT 500 people demonstrated in a Moscow square yesterday to demand the ousting of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his “rule of thieves”.

Moscow protests over Putin’s ‘rule of thieves’
Tue, 01 Feb, 2011 - 00:00
David Nowak, Moscow

Prominent opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was arrested and jailed for 15 days following a similar demonstration a month ago, kept up his assault on Russia’s longtime leader.

He compared Putin to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who is facing mass unrest after 30 years in power.

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