Justin's Political Corner

The three jailed members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot have been found guilty of “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred.” According to the BBC, a Moscow judge has ruled that Maria Alyokhina, 24, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 29 “crudely undermined the social order” when they stormed the altar of Russian’s largest cathedral and performed a “punk prayer” beseeching the Virgin Mary to rid Russia of Vladimir Putin.

The verdict is currently being read. Prosecutors are seeking three year sentences for each member of the all-woman band.

UPDATE (10:02 a.m., Friday, August 17): TheWall Street Journal live blog of the sentencing reports that the three women have received prison sentences of two years each.

h/t: The Raw Story