Pussy Riot members who crashed World Cup Final re-arrested in Moscow

The members were initially arrested after the incident and subsequently released before being detained again.

July 31, 2018

Pussy Riot members who crashed World Cup Final re-arrested in Moscow

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Pussy Riot's World Cup Final-crashing squad has been re-detained by Moscow police after having been initially arrested and subsequently released after the incident. Billboard reports that the activists — who initially served 15 days after the arrest — walked out of a detention center in Moscow on Monday evening and were then re-arrested. The Pussy Riot Twitter account shared tweets explaining that the members had been re-detained and were awaiting further news. One of the activists — named Pyotr Verzilov — tweeted that he was also detained and was to be held overnight.

Read tweets below.

all 4 members of pussy riot who participated in the world cup action and spent 15 days in jail are arrested AGAIN right after their release pic.twitter.com/H13SkBcKCl
— 𝖕𝖚𝖘𝖘𝖞 𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖙 (@pussyrrriot) July 30, 2018

our 4 activists (nika nikulshina, olya pahtusova, olya kuracheva, petya verzilov) are arrested again and brought to the police station; they're charged with article "20.2.2" - "the organization and holding of public events without prior written notice’ - up to 10 days of arrest.
— 𝖕𝖚𝖘𝖘𝖞 𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖙 (@pussyrrriot) July 30, 2018

after 15 days of arrest our girls ended up in the police station till the morning

they're laughing and singing songs about freedom tho https://t.co/TQ35f1IXTy
— 𝖕𝖚𝖘𝖘𝖞 𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖙 (@pussyrrriot) July 30, 2018

"we're spending this night in the police station. they will strip me, search and take everything from me. the trial is tomorrow. love" https://t.co/HdLAkSquqe
— 𝖕𝖚𝖘𝖘𝖞 𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖙 (@pussyrrriot) July 30, 2018

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Pussy Riot members who crashed World Cup Final re-arrested in Moscow

The members were initially arrested after the incident and subsequently released before being detained again.

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