Pussy Riot Members Detained Again After Leaving Prison Following World Cup Pitch Invasion
The band said the stunt was a political protest.
Members of punk collective Pussy Riot say they've been detained again after leaving prison following their 15-day sentence for staging a pitch invasion during this month's World Cup final.
Veronika Nikulshina, Olga Pakhtusova, Olga Kurachova and Pyotr Verzilov served administrative arrest "in a special prison" and have been banned from attending sports events for three years following the pitch invasion.
In a series of tweets, the Russian group say the second arrest occurred directly as the members were leaving prison.
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"All 4 members of pussy riot who participated in the world cup action and spent 15 days in jail are arrested AGAIN right after their release," one of the tweet reads.
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"Our 4 activists (nika nikulshina, olya pahtusova, olya kuracheva, petya verzilov) are arrested again and brought to the police station; they're charged with article "20.2.2" - "the organization and holding of public events without prior written notice’ - up to 10 days of arrest."
Pussy Riot previously claimed the World Cup pitch invasion was a political statement, with Nikulshina saying, "It was a statement about the situation in the country which we disagree with.
"I wanted to show my disagreement with the actions of the law enforcement agencies."
all 4 members of pussy riot who participated in the world cup action and spent 15 days in jail are arrested AGAIN right after their release pic.twitter.com/H13SkBcKCl
— (@pussyrrriot) July 30, 2018
our 4 activists (nika nikulshina, olya pahtusova, olya kuracheva, petya verzilov) are arrested again and brought to the police station; they're charged with article "20.2.2" - "the organization and holding of public events without prior written notice’ - up to 10 days of arrest.
— (@pussyrrriot) July 30, 2018
on olya'a t-shirt:
— (@pussyrrriot) July 30, 2018
- free oleg sentsov
- stop open criminal cases for "likes"
- allow political competition
- free kirill serebrennikov pic.twitter.com/EKTNZpw1N9
olya's face when cops are saying her that she's detained AGAIN pic.twitter.com/hckVqMe1VM
— (@pussyrrriot) July 30, 2018
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