Pussy Riot guilty of hooliganism
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 10:20 pm
from the NY Times:
"8:03 AM ET Russian Punk Band Is Found Guilty of Hooliganism; Sentence Expected Soon
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
Published: August 17, 2012
MOSCOW — In a case that has generated worldwide criticism over constraints on political speech in Russia, three young women who staged an anti-Putin stunt in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior last February were widely expected to be convicted of hooliganism on Friday, even as huge suspense loomed over how severely they would be punished.
The three women, members of a punk rock band called Pussy Riot, have been in jail since March, and prosecutors have urged a three-year prison sentence, though the maximum penalty under the law is seven years. Meanwhile, a chorus of supporters, including some of the music world’s biggest stars, has demanded their immediate release."
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"8:03 AM ET Russian Punk Band Is Found Guilty of Hooliganism; Sentence Expected Soon
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
Published: August 17, 2012
MOSCOW — In a case that has generated worldwide criticism over constraints on political speech in Russia, three young women who staged an anti-Putin stunt in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior last February were widely expected to be convicted of hooliganism on Friday, even as huge suspense loomed over how severely they would be punished.
The three women, members of a punk rock band called Pussy Riot, have been in jail since March, and prosecutors have urged a three-year prison sentence, though the maximum penalty under the law is seven years. Meanwhile, a chorus of supporters, including some of the music world’s biggest stars, has demanded their immediate release."
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