Greenpeace detainees arrive in St Petersburg

The 28 activists and two journalists - including six Britons - have been moved to the city from a jail in Murmansk. They have been charged with hooliganism over an Arctic oil drilling demonstration in September, according to BBC.

On Monday, investigators said the move meant the detainees were closer to the appropriate court.
Greenpeace said: "The Arctic 30 departed from Murmansk in a prison wagon early on Monday and upon arrival in St Petersburg, the wagon was detached and moved 1km away from the station.
"The authorities moved the detainees to transportation buses, surrounded by many police."
The organisation added that it was unsure which detention centre in St Petersburg they were being taken to.

The detainees were transported by train from Murmansk to St Petersburg, Greenpeace said

The activists and journalists were originally charged with piracy, but Russian authorities dropped those charges and replaced them with hooliganism, which carries a lesser sentence.

The Britons being held are journalist Kieron Bryan from London, activist Philip Ball from Oxfordshire, logistics co-ordinator Frank Hewetson from London, activist Anthony Perrett from Newport in south Wales, communications officer Alexandra Harris from Devon, and second engineer Iain Rogers from Exeter.
They were held when Russian security sources stormed the ship following the demonstration.

Greenpeace denies any wrongdoing and is calling for the release of the detainees - who come from 18 countries - and its vessel, Arctic Sunrise.