Moscow police detain 120 on Putin inauguration

MOSCOW - Agence France-Presse

Riot police detain human rights activist Lev Ponomaryov during an unsanctioned protest in Moscow May 7, 2012. REUTERS photo

Moscow police said Monday they had arrested 120 people, including opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, during an unsanctioned rally against newly-elected President Vladimir Putin's Kremlin inauguration.
 
The city police department said the protesters were all taken into custody but would be released later in the day after being informed about "the inadmissibility of violating public order."