Voice of America: Moscow Court Postpones Jail Sentence Appeal by Punk-Rock Band

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Moscow Court Postpones Jail Sentence Appeal by Punk-Rock Band Oct 1st 2012, 13:38 An appeal by three punk-rock musicians convicted of hooliganism for protesting the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been postponed by a Moscow court. The members of the Pussy Riot band are appealing their two-year jail term. A Moscow court judge said the appeal is being postponed until October 10th, after band-member Yekaterina Samutsevich said she fired her lawyers due to an unspecified disagreement. The prosecution says Samutsevich is merely trying to delay the appeal. In ... Media files: 7FDF1271-1112-44CD-AF34-7978D86B7AEB_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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