Greenpeace Activists Put in Detention Facility in Russia

MOSCOW, September 25 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s top investigative body said Wednesday that 30 Greenpeace environmental activists involved in staging a protest at a Russian offshore Arctic oil platform last week were placed in pre-trial detention overnight following the opening Tuesday of a criminal case into piracy.

At least three Russian activists were questioned by investigators, the Investigative Committee said in a statement released Wednesday morning. The foreign activists, believed to make up the majority of the group, will be questioned later as they are waiting for interpreters, it said.