Yekaterina Samutsevich

Yekaterina Samutsevich, (Самуцевич Екатерина Станиславовна, born 1982 august 9 ) is artist of the band Pussy Riot famous for the brave anti–Putin performances and, especially, for the Pank–moleben at the commercial center "Cathedral of Christ the Saviour" in Moscow in 2012.02.21.

Together with two colleagues, Maria Alekhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Yekaterina Samutsevich is jailed on the base of the clerical accusation in violation of the canons of the Russian Orthodox Church involving perjury (false eye-whithenesses). The artists are believed to be victims of the modern Russian inquisition.

The accusation of artists had been prepared by Artem Ranchenkov.

The judge is Marina Syrova. The verdict is expected for 2012.08.17.

The Closing Statement at the Pussy Riot Trial by Samutsevich is available a the Youtube . The text versions in Russian and in English are loaded to Vera .

Together with Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Yekaterina Samutsevich is listed among the "Top 100 Global Thinkers." .

Grigory Rumanov indicates, that Yekaterina Samutsevich submits the application for consideration of case of Pussy Riot in the European Court .

Keywords
Pussy Riot, Pussy Riot Trial, Religion, Inquisition, Russia,