Madonna urged Pussy Riot to release

The American pop singer Madonna, who will give a concert in Moscow on August 7, expressed the hope that the Pussy Riot punk group participants will be released soon, the Air Force reports. “I believe in freedom of speech, and I am against censorship. I hope that the judge will show condescension to them, and the girls will soon be released, ”the singer said.

Thus, Madonna replenished the ranks of the world celebrities who spoke in the defense of Pussy Riot. Recall, on August 2, famous British musicians turned to Vladimir Putin calling for a fair trial of participants in the punk group. In addition, Singer Sting called the accusations against him “ disgusting ” , and the soloist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers group Anthony Kiddis appeared at a concert in Moscow in a T -shirt with the inscription Pussy Riot.

On February 21, 2012, five girls in masks performed Punk-Moleben “Theotokos, Putin of the run” in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Now three alleged participants in the action have been arrested - Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alekhina and Ekaterina Samutsevich. The investigation was charged to the girls under the article “Hooliganism”, they face up to seven years in prison. It is expected that the verdict to Pussy Riot participants will be issued next week.