Friday, October 18, 2013
Russia
Jailed Pussy Riot Member Withdraws Leniency Request
WATCH: Pussy Riot Member Withdraws Leniency Plea
Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina has withdrawn a request for a more lenient sentence at a hearing in Nizhny Novgorod.
Alyokhina told the court on October 18 that she had "no moral right" to continue appealing her sentence while her fellow Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova could not appeal her jail term because she has been in a hospital following a hunger strike.
Alyokhina said if Russian authorities agree to free her early it should be part of a broad amnesty that frees other convicted women with young children.
Alyokhina's statement will be attached to the court materials.
Alyokhina's lawyer, Irina Khrunova, had earlier requested Alyokhina's sentence be changed to a fine or community service.
Three Pussy Riot members were sentenced to two years in jail in August 2012 for "hooliganism" and "inciting religious hatred."
Yekaterina Samutsevich was later released on probation.
Alyokhina told the court on October 18 that she had "no moral right" to continue appealing her sentence while her fellow Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova could not appeal her jail term because she has been in a hospital following a hunger strike.
Alyokhina said if Russian authorities agree to free her early it should be part of a broad amnesty that frees other convicted women with young children.
Alyokhina's statement will be attached to the court materials.
Alyokhina's lawyer, Irina Khrunova, had earlier requested Alyokhina's sentence be changed to a fine or community service.
Three Pussy Riot members were sentenced to two years in jail in August 2012 for "hooliganism" and "inciting religious hatred."
Yekaterina Samutsevich was later released on probation.
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