Russia's Pussy Riot says no regrets for church stunt
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Members of the female punk band 'Pussy Riot' (R-L) Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina and Yekaterina Samutsevich sit in a glass-walled cage during a court hearing in Moscow, in this August 17, 2012 file photo. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
PARIS (AFP) - The jailed members of Russian all-girl punk band Pussy Riot said in an interview on Friday that they did not regret their protest against President Vladimir Putin as it revealed the "true face" of his regime.
In the interview with French magazine Elle, the trio also said they were convinced their appeal bid set to begin on Oct 1 would fail.
"I'm not crying and I do not blame anyone," band member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova told the magazine. "No doubts, no regrets."
A Moscow court last month sentenced three members of Pussy Riot to two years in a labour camp for hooliganism motivated by religious hatred over a performance in Moscow's main cathedral.
