World Cup: Pussy Riot protesters jailed over pitch demonstration

[DonViejo]

Source: BBC News



17 July 2018

Four members of the Russian punk activist group Pussy Riot have been jailed for 15 days for disrupting the World Cup final by running onto the pitch.

They were accused of violating the rules for spectators at sporting events and wearing police uniforms illegally.

They were also banned from attending sports events for three years.

Pussy Riot said it was a protest against human rights abuses in Russia. Stewards hauled the four off the pitch.

The incident interrupted the second half of the Croatia v France match for about 25 seconds. France went on to win 4-2.



Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44846446

[Blue_Tires]

1. Now that the world media have left, look for things to "return to normal" in Russia

[IronLionZion]

2. Trump's people are looking for ways to punish protesters in the US

and will take a lot of Putin's best ideas.

[BigmanPigman]

3. A report afterwards said they were only going to have

to pay $115 fine. Fuck Putin!

[Ron Obvious]

4. Just out of curiosity, what would the punishment here be?

If somebody were to run onto the field during the superbowl, say. I'm not aware of any such incidents in recent years, but I suspect the punishment would be more severe than it would have been a few decades ago because of heightened tensions.

No agenda, honestly. Just curious.