The judge walked into the courtroom, hooves clattering, and read out the verdict. The prosecutor nodded along to her words, scratching his horns. That is exactly what this so-called "defense of believers" looked like today, carried out by pagans and Satanists. Obviously, this lawless and cruel ruling will fuel anti-clerical sentiment and aggressive criticism of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). Any offense committed by a police officer gets chewed over endlessly in the news. After all, nobody likes the police and no one misses a chance to criticize them. In exactly the same way, expensive watches, Mercedes cars, or priests involved in traffic accidents will now become the hottest news items. With mandatory references to the rulings of the Quinisext Council and the Council of Laodicea. You had to be in the courtroom to appreciate the full scale of the absurdity: three young women sitting in an armored cage with bulletproof glass. All three in handcuffs (despite already being inside the cage). Around the perimeter stood 9 (nine) Interior Ministry officers and special forces troops, closely watching their every move. Two police dogs. Like something out of a movie about dangerous cannibalistic maniacs prone to escape attempts. Enormous state resources were diverted just to slap TWO YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT on people who committed an ADMINISTRATIVE OFFENSE. Yes, you can call their action disgusting and idiotic as much as you like. Stupid and publicity-oriented. Yes, I myself called them idiots over this action. But being an "idiot" and staging an "idiotic action" is not a criminal offense. They did not desecrate the church, they did not grab or overturn any objects, they did not disrupt the service; there were only about 6 or 7 parishioners there at the time. The action lasted a couple of minutes. They mugged a bit and kicked their legs around. After all, they were not the only ones kicking their legs around. Call them whatever names you want—you have that right—but do not demand that society strip them of their freedom. If we have climbed down from the trees, if we are not pagans or idol worshippers, if society has any notion of law and order, then we cannot put people in prison for this. But the hoof-clattering devils in judicial robes, carrying out the orders of their Kremlin master, know perfectly well what they are doing.
Under the pretext of "defending the ROC," they are sending them to prison for the mortal offense Pussy Riot inflicted on them with their truly brilliant action on Red Square:
http://youtu.be/yqcmldeC7Ec The devils are cunning: the girls who offended them have been punished (they are sitting in prison), and the ROC has received a wave of hatred unseen since 1917 (the year of the Russian Revolution). That is why the main line in court was to painstakingly "prove" this: it was not a political action. The word "Putin" was never spoken. No politics at all. They simply came to desecrate the church and insult the feelings of believers. But that is obvious nonsense to anyone. If this is not a political action, then what is? Putin and his cronies openly steal billions of dollars. We alone have investigated several such cases and gathered all the evidence. The scale of the daily theft in Gazprom, Rosneft, Transneft, state procurement, and so on is staggering. Have you seen even one person in the dock? Neither have I. For years we have demanded criminal cases be opened against obvious crooks. They do not want to—and on the contrary, they protect them. You have probably seen this popular post comparing sentences. That is exactly how the system works. Pussy Riot, who danced their way into what should have been a fine or 3 days of detention, will serve 2 years. And the figures who stole $4 billion from Transneft will go on enjoying lives of luxury. They knew the rules and kicked back a share to the country’s chief thief. If we set the girls themselves aside, then the PUSSY RIOT case is about the final and demonstrative destruction of justice. The Chief Thief has said to all of us, loudly: I will jail those who offended me, and do not think my devils in robes care about some miserable law, criminal procedure, or adversarial process. I decide here who goes to prison and for how long. This directly concerns everyone who is imprisoned in the May 6 case, and any other political prisoners. Every one of us who could become such a political prisoner if we fail to comply with the Chief Thief’s main demand: keep quiet and do not remember your rights. I was standing close to the cage. It may not be a very elegant thing to say about feminists, but I saw that they accepted the unjust and illegal sentence with courage. A million stars have already spoken in their support, but to me the most moving thing still remains "Malyava" by the rapper Syava.
http://youtu.be/dIQKWctNFAk To the girls, their relatives, loved ones, and children: stay strong.