Reaction after Russian court turns down Pussy Riot appeal

Описание: (17 Jan 2013)
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Berezniki - 16 Jan 2013
1. Wide of defendant Maria Alekhina, Pussy Riot band member, entering court room and going into glass cage
2. Close up of Russian state emblem on wall
3. Wide of judge Galina Yefremova entering court room and taking seat
4. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Maria Alekhina, Pussy Riot band member:
"Right now the court has an opportunity to release me and show that the court is fair, impartial and delivers well-grounded decisions, because I am really a good person and there is nothing one can do."
5. Mid of policemen in court room
6. Wide of interior court room, with Maria Alekhina, Pussy Riot band member listening to judge
7. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Galina Yefremova, Berezniki city court judge: ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++
"Having studied the presented materials and having heard the participants in the process, the court came to conclusion not to satisfy the appeal of the lawyer of Alekhina."
8. Mid of Alekhina listening to verdict
9. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Galina Yefremova, Berezniki city court judge: ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++
"Alekhina committed a grave crime on 21 February, while having a little child. Having a child did not prevent her from committing a crime. The fact she had a little child was taken into account by the court as a mitigating factor in pronouncing the verdict. Any new circumstances that could have been grounds to satisfy the appeal were not presented."
10. Mid of Alekhina listening to verdict
11. Mid of journalists
12. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Galina Yefremova, Berezniki City Court judge: ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++
"According to the articles 398 and 399 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, the court decided to reject the appeal by the lawyer for the sentenced (Maria) Alekhina to suspend the sentence according to the judgement delivered by the Moscow district Khamovniki city court on August 17, 2012, until her child Demidov Philipp Nikitievich, born on May 27, 2007 turns 14 years old."
13. Mid of Alekhina inside glass cage talking to the judge
14. Wide of Alekhina leaving court room
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15. Wide of policemen outside court building
16. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Natalya Alekhina, mother of Maria Alekhina:
"The judge in her verdict didn't say anything about the penalties made by the prison officials. So, that's why it is not clear why she (Judge Yefremova) turned it down (the request). But in general, the verdict is as it was expected."
17. Wide of policemen, journalists and activists
18. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Pyotr Verzilov, husband of another member of Pussy Riot band Nadezhda Tolokonnikova:
"With no doubt, it was guided by people who were orchestrating the whole process, those who like to criticise, for example, the actions conducted by the Voina (means "war") group (of activist artists). It refers also to Vladimir Putin (Russian President), who became an expert on everything that is going on here. With no doubt, I think maybe his opinion, of course, had a relation to the decision taken today by judge Yefremova."
19. Mid pan of Maria Alekhina greeting supporters and journalists, waving hand, getting into police van
20. Wide of police van carrying Alekhina leaving
21. Wide of police van driving away with convoy
STORYLINE
PUSSY RIOT MEMBER LOSES APPEAL
A Russian court on Wednesday (16 JAN) turned down an attempt by an imprisoned Pussy Riot band member to defer serving her sentence for hooliganism until her preschool son becomes a teenager.
She argued that separation from her young child now would do irreparable psychological damage to him.
take part in the church stunt.

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