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Russia Punks Trial

A verdict of acquittal or not guilty for Pussy Riot is unlikely because the verdict for this politically sensitive trial will be reached outside the courtroom.

by Maria Lipman
published by
Sky News
 on August 9, 2012

Source: Sky News

Speaking about the Pussy Riot trial with Sky News, Carnegie Moscow Center’s Maria Lipman said that there is absolutely no chance of a verdict of acquittal or not guilty.  She explained that the verdict in this trial will not be reached in the courtroom. It is reached “outside the courtroom,” as in case of politically sensitive cases in Russia, she concluded.

This interview originally appeared on Sky News and was provided by INO TV.

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