Moscow Police Detain Member Of Pussy Riot Punk Band - Lawyer
Muhammad Irfan Published June 12, 2021 | 10:31 PM
Moscow police officers on Saturday detained Veronika Nikulshina, a member of the protest punk band Pussy Riot, the activist's lawyer Dmitry Grabatov told Sputnik
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 12th June, 2021) Moscow police officers on Saturday detained Veronika Nikulshina, a member of the protest punk band Pussy Riot, the activist's lawyer Dmitry Grabatov told Sputnik.
"Veronika has now been brought to the Meshchansky police department, I am waiting for a meeting. She was detained by the police in the Lubyanka area [in Moscow]," the lawyer said.
The activist was reportedly giving an interview in the Lubyanka district to Russian journalist Alexey Pivovarov.
Meanwhile, another member of the band, Maria Alyokhina, has had a criminal case opened against her for encouraging violation of coronavirus-related health guidelines.
According to investigators, Alyokhina and other suspects in the case were detained at an unauthorized protest in support of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny that took place on January 23 calling for people to participate in the gathering, and thus increasing the coronavirus risks.
Unauthorized rallies swept through Russian cities on January 23, January 31, and February 2 in support of Navalny, who was detained on arrival in Moscow from Germany, where he was treated for alleged poisoning, and sentenced to prison for breaching his parole. The activist is currently serving his prison sentence in a penal colony in the Vladimir Region of Russia.
The Pussy Riot group leaped into the spotlight after its high-profile performance in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. Three of the band members Maria Alyokhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, and Yekaterina Samutsevich were sentenced to two years in prison for hooliganism in August 2012. Samutsevich's sentence was commuted to parole in October 2012, while the two other members of the group were released from prison under the amnesty in December 2013.
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