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Adenoid_Hynkel

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4. from Wall Street Journal liveblog of verdict:

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Fri Aug 17, 2012, 07:41 AM

Aug 2012

- Judge is now summarizing what the witnesses in the trial said.

- Judge just said Pussy Riot engaged in homosexual propaganda.

- Judge declares Pussy Riot members guilty of hooliganism

- On Twitter, the group’s lawyer, Mark Feygin, has noted that the members have not had their handcuffs removed to hear the verdict. “The girls will listen to the verdict in handcuffs,” he said.

http://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2012/08/17/live-blog-verdict-in-trial-of-russian-punk-band-pussy-riot/

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BREAKING: Pussy Riot have been found guilty. [View all] Adenoid_Hynkel Aug 2012 OP

I will give them assylum. geckosfeet Aug 2012 #1

I'm married. Otherwise, so would I. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #22

Well,,, I just think they are being improperly prosecuted. geckosfeet Aug 2012 #28

there's a shock. NOT. cali Aug 2012 #2

We are all Pussy Riot now... Cooley Hurd Aug 2012 #3

That's for sure. And one of them is the mother of a young child. cali Aug 2012 #5

from Wall Street Journal liveblog of verdict: Adenoid_Hynkel Aug 2012 #4

and the Guardian Adenoid_Hynkel Aug 2012 #6

closing statements of band members translated here: Adenoid_Hynkel Aug 2012 #7

When will sentencing be? Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #8

"Minimum sentence for hooliganism of this kind is 2 years, max is 7 years." Adenoid_Hynkel Aug 2012 #9

That's insane. Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #11

Thank you for bringing them to my attention. Live and Learn Aug 2012 #10

I didn't even know that "hooliganism" was a crime. Frank Cannon Aug 2012 #12

Garry Kasparov arrested in protests outside courthouse Adenoid_Hynkel Aug 2012 #13

So the former Soviet Union has gone from communist to fascist? joeybee12 Aug 2012 #14

How dare you talk about Pootie-Poot like that! reflection Aug 2012 #15

Apparently the reset button doesn't work either. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #18

This is DU. RC Aug 2012 #27

I know... reflection Aug 2012 #29

Putin is Russia's 21st Century Stalin.... Pachamama Aug 2012 #20

Testimony beng read during the sentencing: Adenoid_Hynkel Aug 2012 #16

This was a modern Day Witch Trial.... Pachamama Aug 2012 #21

Found guilty of hooliganism Capt. Obvious Aug 2012 #17

Update on sentencing - two years each Adenoid_Hynkel Aug 2012 #19

Shame!! DesertRat Aug 2012 #23

Why is this not in LBN? This is a disgrace. joshcryer Aug 2012 #24

OP, add this to your OP: joshcryer Aug 2012 #25

Here is the video. For this they will spend two years in a Russian prison. nolabear Aug 2012 #26

There isn't even music treestar Aug 2012 #30