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Putin about a famous case
Putin, answering questions from journalists before leaving London, said that he did not see anything good in Pussy Riot’s action, but believed that they should not be judged so harshly, and counted on a well-founded court decision.
“When they (heads of state) are asked about any trial, they state that they cannot interfere in the work of the court and cannot comment on a verdict that has not yet been rendered. So in this sense, the position of President Vladimir Putin is traditional for our top government leadership. But if to pay attention not to the legal side, but to the ethical side, I am very glad that he believes that in addition to severity, there should also be humane motives,” Kuraev told RIA Novosti.
In turn, the head of the Synodal Department for Relations between the Church and Society of the Russian Orthodox Church, Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, did not comment on Putin’s statement.
“Let’s wait for the court’s decision, when it comes, then we’ll talk,” Chaplin told RIA Novosti.