British MP Flies In for Pussy Riot Trial

07 August 2012 | Issue 4943

The Moscow Times

A British member of parliament flew in to Moscow to support three Pussy Riot punk rockers accused of hooliganism for a performance criticizing President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main cathedral.

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