MOSCOW. Feb 1 (Interfax) - Harsh detentions of journalists at the Sunday protests were not widespread, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.
"You have to agree that these things were not massive and any generalizations are hardly appropriate here," he told reporters, responding to the question as to whether the Kremlin has paid attention to the beatings and harsh detentions of human rights activists and journalists.
"I am saying once again that every specific situation is important, but it is probably even more important to say once again that we are talking about measures to ensure observance of law and order during illegal events. They key word here is illegal events," Peskov said.