Courts over Pussy Riot participants for the action during the final match of the World Cup

Four Pussy Riot participants during the final match of the World Cup at the Luzhniki stadium ran out onto the field in police uniforms. Thus, they demanded to stop political persecution and allow political competition in the country. Activists were detained by the police. The Khamovnican District Court began to consider their cases on June 16.

Veronica Nikulshin was arrested for 15 days. She was banned for three years to attend sporting events, writes Mediazona. The girl was found guilty of a rude violation of the rules of conduct of the audience during official sports competitions (part 3 of article 20.31 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

Olga Kuracheva, Olga Pakhtusova and Pyotr Verzilov, other participants in the action, the court has not yet examined the administrative affairs.

UPD 22:22 Petra Verzilov and Olga Kuracheva were arrested for 15 days under the same article. They also cannot go to sports events for three years.