Pussy Riot Member Denied Early Release for Dumb Reasons

Hyperallergic
Apr 29, 2013 5:04PM

For her part, Tolokonnikova said in court that she thought the prison didn’t agree with her request for early release because she “didn’t repent.” The AP astutely notes that “Russian law does not make repentance a condition for an early release.”

Image: Nadezhda Tolokonnikova delivering a speech in court during the Pussy Riot trial (screen shot viaYouTube)

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