Putin: Pussy Riot was correctly planted

President Putin called a fair sentence to the Pussy Riot group, sentenced to two years in a colony for punk-graben in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. According to Interfax, he said this on the air of NTV in a special issue of the Central Television program, dedicated to Putin's anniversary. "In fact, it is right that they were arrested, and they did the right thing that the court made such a decision. Because it is impossible to undermine the foundations of morality, morality, destroy the country. What will we stay then?" - said Putin.

“My first reaction was such that I asked believers for them, I thought that it would end there,” Putin said, adding that contrary to his expectations, the case began to unwind and “reached the trial, and the court had a two -legged”. “I have nothing to do with it. They wanted it, they got it,” Putin said.

The President also believes that the action was not directed against him. “You know that according to the examination, they all regarding the president, then they imposed, in fact they didn’t shout anything like this in the temple. I don’t know whether it is or not. But if so, then it means that it was,“ A ”is a way to attract attention, and“ B ”is a self -defense method - to say that you were not just fumalized and packed in the pestilence, but engaged in political activities” - said Putin.

Putin also asked if the host of the Central Television program Vadim Takmenev knew how the name of the punk group is translated. He replied that he knows, but he cannot say on the air. "Well, you see, if you can’t say this, then the girls are talented, they forced the whole world to pronounce this word," Putin said.

Putin had previously spoke in the Pussy Riot case. On September 5, he stated that he was not interfering in the situation. “I know what is happening with Pussy Riot, but I don’t get there at all,” Putin said in an interview with Russia Today. On August 2, shortly before the sentencing, Putin expressed hope for the “correct and reasonable” court decision in the Pussy Riot case. “I do not think that they must be so strictly judged for this (Punk -Moleben“ The Virgin Mary, Putin Drive. ” - Ed.),” Putin answered the question of journalists before his departure from London.

"There is nothing good in this, I would not really like to comment on, but I think that if the girls were, say, in Israel and desecrate something in Israel - you probably know many people there are quite strong guys - they would just not leave there," Putin said. "Or we would go to the Caucasus - we would not have to go far, we would not have left some Muslim sanctuary, we would not even have some kind of Muslim sanctuary. managed to take them under guard. " “I hope that they will draw some conclusions themselves. Nevertheless, the court should make the final decision,” Putin said. “I hope that the court will make the right decision justified.”

When asked whether Pussy Riot was discussed at his meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Putin answered negatively. “No, they didn’t remember,” he said.

On August 17, the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church asked the authorities to show mercy to Pussy Riot participants. "Without questioning the legitimacy of the court decision, we turn to state power with a request to show mercy in the framework of the law to convicts in the hope that they will refuse to repeat the blasphemous actions," the statement of the Supreme Council said.

The church called on people whose religious and national feelings were offended by "both the act of blasphemy, and the propaganda campaign followed by him," refrain from any attempts to revenge, illegal and violent acts. At the same time, the Russian Orthodox Church blesses "peaceful civil actions aimed at the fence of the Orthodox people and their shrines from enmity and blasphemy."