Donation for the temple

The ECHR ordered Russia to pay the persons to Pussy Riot case to Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alekhina and Ekaterina Samutsevich, convicted in 2012 for participating in the Pussy Riot Promotions "The Virgin, Putin of the run" in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, 48,760 euros for illegal criminal prosecution. The decision made on June 26, on the current Tuesday, was published on the court website.

Tolokonnikova and Alekhina were awarded 16 thousand euros compensation for non -pecuniary damage, Samutsevich - 5 thousand. In addition, in favor of the defendants, a total of 11,760 euros in reimbursement of legal costs were recovered.

The court found that Russia violated in relation to all three applicants Article 3 (prohibition of torture and inhuman circulation), 5 (the right to freedom and personal integrity), 6 (the right to a fair trial) and 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention. The judicial collegium saw an additional violation of Article 10 in relation to Tolokonnikova and Alekhina in the ban on the video recording of the action in XXS as an extremist. At the same time, the court considered it unnecessary to investigate the complaint regarding the violation of Article 6 of the Convention.

One of the seven members of the College, Maria Elosagi, made a special opinion, refusing to support the claims under Article 3, as well as partially - under Article 10. The Elosags agreed that the video of the action was banned illegally, but said that in the Pussy Riot speech, signs of religious growth are seen in XXX.

A complaint to the ECHR was filed on June 19, 2012, before the start of the trial in the Pussy Riot case. The Strasbourg Court communicated it on December 2, 2013.

On August 17, 2012, the Judge of the Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow Marina Syrova sentenced Tolokonnikov, Alekhina and Samutsevich to two years of the general regime under part 2 of Article 213 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism based on religious hatred or enmity). On October 10 of the same year, the Moscow City Court in the cassation replaced the Samutsevich deadline with conditional ; She was freed from the pre -trial detention center.

The real dates of Tolokonnikova and Alekhina were in force. The first was serving a term in Mordovia, and then in Krasnoyarsk; The second is in Berezniki, Perm Territory, and then in Nizhny Novgorod. December 23, 2013, a few months before the expiration of the deadlines, both were released in amnesty for the 20th anniversary of the Constitution.