Tolokonnikov was recognized as sane

Psychiatrists considered the sane participant of the female punk group Pussy Riot Nadezhda Tolokonnikov, arrested on charges of participating in the action of Christ the Savior. According to Interfax, her lawyer Mark Feigin announced this. According to him, the conclusions regarding the sanity of the other two girls arrested in this case - Ekaterina Samutsevich and Maria Alekhina - will be known later.

On April 19, the court extended the arrest to Pussy Riot to June 24. One of the arguments in favor of the extension of the arrest was that the members of the group "will be safe" in custody. Tolokonnikova, in turn, said that she had health problems, in connection with which she needs medical care.

In her decision, judge Elena Ivanova noted that "only on March 4, solely thanks to the investigative actions, Tolokonnikov managed to detain." The judge considered the grounds for the charge sufficient. She also recalled that the investigation was extended until June 24 - "not because of red tape, but for objective reasons." According to the defense, over the past one and a half months with Pussy Riot participants, not a single interrogation or confrontation has been carried out.

The grounds for which Tolokonnikova was authorized was authorized have not changed and have not disappeared, the judge noted. According to her, Tolokonnikova committed "a well -prepared particularly dangerous crime, including based on religious hatred and enmity." In addition, Tolokonnikova has a Canadian social card, which indicates the possibility of obtaining a residence permit in this country, the judge said.

On April 3, Amnesty International recognized three participants in the Pussy Riot punk group prisoners of conscience and demanded their immediate and unconditional liberation. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alekhina and Ekaterina Samutsevich were prosecuted "for the expression of their political views and criticism of the Russian leadership and a number of church figures," the international amnesty said.

Pussy Riot participants were taken into custody in the case of Punk-Molebne in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. They face up to 7 years in prison under the article "Hooliganism". “Even if three arrested women took part in shares, such severe response measures of the Russian authorities (taking detention of accusations of such a serious criminal offense as hooliganism) are an unreasonably tough reaction to a peaceful one - although insulting for many people - an expression of political beliefs. Therefore, these three women can be considered prisoners of conscience,” the statement of an international human rights organization said.