More than 50 people detained after two gay clubs raided by armed police in Moscow

More than 50 people have been detained by police in Moscow after raids at two gay clubs, Russian-language media has reported.

Russian Telegram channels MSK1 and Shot shared images and videos of staff and patrons at Central Station and Three Monkeys being forced by masked, armed police officers to lie on the floor and stand with their hands against the wall while being frisked.

One video shows dozens of shocked individuals on the dancefloor being shouted at by police and forced to lie down. In another, three individuals are seen with their hands on a wall with an officer pushing one of them and kicking their legs apart.

The raid was part of the “fight against drug trafficking”, according to information in the MSK1 post.

“Law enforcement officers asked visitors if they had drugs on them and if they had used them that evening,” the post reads. “Fragments from broken glasses were scattered everywhere, and alcohol was spilled on the floor. Some visitors were lying face down on the floor, while others were standing, facing the wall, with their hands behind their heads.”

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