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ANKARA, Jan 18 (KUNA) -- The visiting German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Monday called on Russia to release immediately the Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny who was arrested after his arrival in Moscow from Germany Sunday night.
Speaking at a news conference with his Turkish counterpart, Maas said Navalny returned home at his own volition.
His arrest is neither comprehensible nor acceptable, contrary to the Russian Constitution that guarantees citizens' rights, Maas added.
Navalny had spent five months in Germany to receive treatment after he was poisoned with a nerve agent. (end)
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