There was widespread protests in Russia for the boycott of the upcoming presidential election. Opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been arrested in the incident. This incident happened in the country on Sunday. After the detention, Navalny called on protesters to come down the street
According to BBC News, before police detained Navalny, police searched his office in Moscow. Police seized a number of materials in the office. Russia is scheduled to hold the presidential election on March 18. President Vladimir Putin will take part as a neutral candidate. However, Alexei Navalny can not participate in the election. He has been banned from the upcoming election by accusing him of corruption.