Leader of anti-Russian protests arrested - Russian media

The leader of anti-Russian protests Melia is arrested - this is how the Russian media reacts to the arrest of Nika Melia

Interior Ministry special forces used tear gas to arrest the leader of the opposition United National Movement, Nikanor Melia, who is suspected of organizing or participating in mass unrest in the summer of 2019. He is facing up to nine years in prison.

Melia's supporters tried to prevent his arrest by resisting police and calling them "slaves of the regime" -says the article.