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"Was it art?" the prosecutor asked. "It was witchcraft," the witness replied.
"It", of course, refers to Pussy Riot's now-infamous punk performance at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, for which three young women have been charged with "hooliganism." Battling suspiciously shoddy courtroom internet, journalists have been live-tweeting hilarious quotes from the proceedings.
But this is serious business. What are the chances of Pussy Riot being convicted? Over 99%, if you go by Russia's acquittal rate for the past decade. "Not guilty" verdicts in Russian courts are actually more rare now than they were under Stalin, according to a 2011 report.
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"Was it art?" the prosecutor asked. "It was witchcraft," the witness replied.
"It", of course, refers to Pussy Riot's now-infamous punk performance at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, for which three young women have been charged with "hooliganism." Battling suspiciously shoddy courtroom internet, journalists have been live-tweeting hilarious quotes from the proceedings.
But this is serious business. What are the chances of Pussy Riot being convicted? Over 99%, if you go by Russia's acquittal rate for the past decade. "Not guilty" verdicts in Russian courts are actually more rare now than they were under Stalin, according to a 2011 report.
More...
See also:
Pussy Riot profile: Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
Philosophy student Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, has been described as the evil genius behind Pussy Riot
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