Russias Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case versus Pussy Riot establishing member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova for supposedly insulting religious sensibilities, human rights lawyer Pavel Chikov said on his Telegram channel on Wednesday.The committee opened the case due to different of Tolokonnikovas posts on social media, Chikov stated, including that a series of police searches had been performed as part of the examination, though he provided no further details.
Which of Tolokonnikovas social networks posts prompted the charges is also yet to be established.Tolokonnikova-- who presently resides in the United States -- is no complete stranger to encounters with law enforcement, and was designated a foreign agent by the Russian authorities in 2021.
Tolokonnikova was amongst the initial members of Pussy Riot sentenced to two years in prison for their 2012 demonstration performance in Moscows Christ the Savior Cathedral that slammed the Russian Orthodox Church for its close ties to President Vladimir Putin.Since then, the group has continued to phase intriguing guerrilla efficiencies, consisting of protests against the Kremlins intrusion of Ukraine and Russias absence of political plurality.