Russian ombudsman calls for Pussy Riot sentence to be repealed

Russian ombudsman Vladimir Lukin has called for the prison sentences given to the members of the Pussy Riot punk band to be repealed, Grani.ru reports on Wednesday.

Three members of the band were sentenced to 2 years imprisonment after performing an anti-Putin song in Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral.

According to the ombudsman, the activists didn't violate Russian laws, only the internal regulations of the cathedral. There is also no sign of a hate crime in their action, Lukin believes.