Thousands of people are rallying outside the Kremlin in an unsanctioned protest. Police detained Pre

(30 Dec 2014) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 2039780 Several thousand people are rallying just outside the Kremlin in an unsanctioned protest. Meanwhile, police have detained President Vladimir Putin's chief foe, who has broken the terms of house his arrest to attend the protest. The unsanctioned demonstration on Tuesday came hours after Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption campaigner, was found guilty of fraud and given a suspended sentence of 3.5 years. His brother was sent to prison. The convictions are widely seen as a political vendetta against any opposition to Putin and his government. Alexei Navalny, who has been under house arrest since February, broke its terms to attend the rally and was rounded up by police as he approached the site of the protest. More than 18,000 people have said on Facebook they will take part in the Tuesday evening protest Tuesday. A security official in the Moscow mayor's office, said any attempt at a rally would be shut down because it has not been sanctioned, the Interfax news agency reported. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...