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"en.20120913.29.4-306-000"2
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"It is obvious that the events in Russia cannot be measured according to Western standards of democracy. There would be a great deal to catch up on here. The question does arise, however, of whether it is the EU’s job – and the Union itself is not without its faults and is currently struggling with other problems – to constantly intervene in Russian domestic affairs. That, after all, is exactly what the Pussy Riot case is. A rock band infiltrated the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow – the central church of the Russian Orthodox church, comparable to Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome for Catholics – and chanted slogans such as ‘The church is God’s crap!’ at the faithful there present. First of all, this is tasteless behaviour. When the Western media translates this unannounced and unauthorised ‘concert’ before the altar into a ‘punk prayer in church’, you have to wonder why it does so. To laud Pussy Riot for this action and hold them up as a symbol of freedom and democracy is not only impious, it is also simply too see-through as yet another means of attacking President Putin. The same applies to the outrage at their conviction – a conviction that is understandable even just on the basis of the band’s lack of contrition. The severity of the punishment is another matter. Despite all the justified criticism of events in Russia, this resolution should be rejected as too one-sided, and I therefore voted against it."@en1
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