Moscow Prosecutors Send Pussy Riot Case To Court For Trial

Radio Free Europe, July 12, 2012

Members of the Pussy Riot punk band whose case has been sent to court
 (left to right): Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina, and Yekaterina
Samutsevich

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The Moscow prosecutor's office has sent its case against members of the all-female Pussy Riot punk band to court for trial.

The indictment accuses the three young women of inflicting "deep spiritual wounds" on Orthodox Christians as a result of their performance in Christ the Savior Cathedral that called for an end to Vladimir Putin’s rule in Russia.

A prosecutor's spokesman said on July 12 that the women had "colluded to commit an act of hooliganism for reasons of religious hatred and animosity against a social group."

The trio -- Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Yekaterina Samutsevich and Maria Alekhina – have been in pre-trial detention since March.

Reports say they could face up to seven years in prison if convicted.

The case has sparked a debate in Russia and elsewhere about the limits of free speech.

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