Police in Russia have abruptly dropped drug charges against journalist Ivan Golunov,... a rare about-turn by authorities in the face of sharp opposition from his supporters.
The 36-year-old is well known for exposing corruption by officials in Moscow,... and was detained last Thursday on drug dealing charges,... an allegation he strongly denied.
Russia's interior minister said Tuesday that the criminal case against him was dropped due to a lack of evidence of any wrongdoing on his part.
Golunov walked out of a police station in central Moscow on Tuesday, met by hundreds of journalists who applauded him.