24 Sep 2016 12:19

OMON officers detain All-Russia Fans Association head at RFU conference, escort him out of event venue

MOSCOW. Sept 24 (Interfax) - OMON special operations police unit officers detained All-Russia Fans Association head Alexander Shprygin during a conference of the Russian Football Union (RFU) at a hotel in the east of Moscow on Saturday, an Interfax correspondent reported.

On Saturday morning, two OMON officers wearing balaclavas detained Shprygin and escorted him out of the hotel, located in Moscow's Sokolniki district.

The preliminary information available indicates that policemen were watching Shprygin for some time and detained him when he went to the toilet.