17 Aug 2012

Pussy Riot jailed for two years

The judge has said they are sane and should be punished in accordance with the law. She has listed attenuating circumstances including children (of two defendants), a lack of previous crime and positive character profiles.

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova - Maria Alekhina - Yekaterina Samutsevich

The court concludes that it is not possible to change the charges and make them less grave, "there are no exclusive circumstances to do that". And at the same time the motives of the crime and the attitude, the court deems that to restore social justices if they serve a real jail sentence.

And... they will serve jail sentence in prison, the judge has said.

SENTENCE: Each band member receives two years, to begin from the day of their arrest. They will serve this time in prison.

The Guardian

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Punk-Prayer "Virgin Mary, Put Putin Away"


(choir)
Virgin Mary, Mother of God, put Putin away
Рut Putin away, put Putin away
(end chorus) ...


Black robe, golden epaulettes
All parishioners crawl to bow
The phantom of liberty is in heaven
Gay-pride sent to Siberia in chains
The head of the KGB, their chief saint,
Leads protesters to prison under escort
In order not to offend His Holiness
Women must give birth and love
Shit, shit, the Lord's shit!
Shit, shit, the Lord's shit!


(Chorus)
Virgin Mary, Mother of God, become a feminist
Become a feminist, become a feminist
(end chorus)


The Church’s praise of rotten dictators
The cross-bearer procession of black limousines
A teacher-preacher will meet you at school
Go to class - bring him money!
Patriarch Gundyaev believes in Putin
Bitch, better believe in God instead
The belt of the Virgin can’t replace mass-meetings
Mary, Mother of God, is with us in protest!


(Chorus)
Virgin Mary, Mother of God, put Putin away
Рut Putin away, put Putin away
(end chorus)

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