Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Arrested

MOSCOW -   The wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says that he has been arrested outside his Moscow home on his way to the main demonstration in the capital.
 
Although city authorities had agreed to a location for the Moscow protest, Navalny called for it to be moved to one of Moscow's main thoroughfares.
 
Navalny said contractors hired to build a stage at the agreed-upon venue couldn't do their work.
 
Navalny's wife Yulia said on his Twitter feed that he was arrested outside his home about a half-hour before the demonstration was to begin.
 
Aiming to repeat the nationwide protests that rattled the Kremlin three months ago, Navalny has called for a last-minute location change for a Moscow demonstration that could provoke confrontations with police.
 
Although city authorities had agreed to a location for the gathering that is to be the centerpiece of Monday's protests, Navalny called for it to be moved to one of Moscow's main thoroughfares. He said contractors hired to build a stage at the agreed-upon venue could not do their work after apparently coming under official pressure.
 
After the change, Moscow police warned that "any provocative actions from the protesters' side will be considered a threat to public order and will be immediately suppressed.''
 
More than 1,000 protesters were arrested at a similar rally March 26.