Mikhail Kasyanov, Putin's first prime minister but now a leading opponent, denounced the arrests and beatings in a speech at Turgenev Square.

"Everyone should ask the question: What is happening with our authorities are they still sane, or have they gone mad?" he said, as the crowd chanted "Shame on the government."
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But aren't those protesters like Nazi's or what? ABC news is portraying them as victims.