Almost all minors detained at an unsanctioned opposition rally in Moscow on Monday have been released by the Russian authorities, Vladimir Chernikov, the head of the Moscow’s department on regional security and anti-corruption, told Sputnik on Wednesday.

On Monday, police estimated that some 4,500 people took part in an opposition rally in Moscow, which was not authorized by the government. According to the Russian Interior Ministry, over 150 people were detained during the Moscow rally.

"A total of 136 minors were detained, preventive discussions were held with 121 of them, while the reports were filed on 15 minors … [Almost] all of them were released almost immediately," the official said.

Chernikov added that one minor will face trial in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure, while another is currently in the center of temporary detention for minors as he did not have any documents with him and his parents have not showed up yet.

On Sunday, Russian opposition activist Alexey Navalny urged rally-goers to attend his protest on the city's central Tverskaya Street, rather than the one on Academician Sakharov Avenue, a location which had been sanctioned by Moscow authorities. Navalny's last-minute decision was labelled by Moscow authorities as a provocation.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier in the day that the rally in Moscow posed a danger to citizens, as the event took place during the Russia Day celebrations in the capital.

Source: MENA