Religious activist arrested in Sochi
MOSCOW (AP) — A lawyer says police in the Russian city of Sochi have arrested a member of a religious community for defying orders to leave land intended for the 2014 Winter Olympics facilities.
Yuri Marikovsky said Friday that Dmitry Drofichev, of a Russian Orthodox sect known as Old Believers, was arrested for allegedly insulting land inspectors and threatening to destroy their equipment.
On Wednesday, two other Old Believers were sentenced to 12 days in prison for resisting house inspections.
About 600 members of the sect face eviction from houses on coastal wetlands they say are unsuitable for major construction.
Officials say more than 100 homes in the area will be razed and their owners compensated.
