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Putin Eases?
Here (via the Daily Telegraph) is some encouraging news on the story of those three naughtily-named girls who staged a protest in Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral against Putin and, by implication, the role played by the Russian Orthodox Church in supporting his regime:
The Russian president said there was “nothing good” about the band’s protest, but added: “I hope the court will come out with the right decision, a well-founded one,” he said during a visit to the Olympics. Nonetheless, I don’t think that they should be judged so harshly for this.”
Supporters of the three women expressed hope that Mr Putin’s statement could mean they would avoid the maximum seven-year sentence for hooliganism motivated by religious hatred.
If sincere (a question, obviously) Putin’s statement represents a welcome step forward, given the way that the Russian judicial authorities tend to, uh, pay attention to what the president has to say.
Secular Right: http://secularright.org/
2012-08-05 00:49:12
