Protesters rallied in Ufa, the capital of Bashkortostan, to demand the resignation of President Murtaza Rakhimov.
They also called for an outside investigation of the December 10-14 sweep in the city of Blagoveshchensk, when police detained nearly 390 people and jailed 171 for public drunkenness, after residents allegedly beat up members of a police unit.
Following numerous protests and complaints, the city prosecutor, municipal police chief and the republic's riot police commander have lost their jobs.
(AP/AFP)
They also called for an outside investigation of the December 10-14 sweep in the city of Blagoveshchensk, when police detained nearly 390 people and jailed 171 for public drunkenness, after residents allegedly beat up members of a police unit.
Following numerous protests and complaints, the city prosecutor, municipal police chief and the republic's riot police commander have lost their jobs.
(AP/AFP)
