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Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot re-arrested just moments after they were released for World Cup final pitch invasion
MEMBERS of Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot were yesterday detained just moments after they were released from custody for invading the pitch during the World Cup final.
Dramatic photos show Veronika Nikulshina, Olga Kuracheva and Olga Pakhtusova get bundled into a police van in Moscow immediately after celebrating their release from prison.
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Pyotr Verzilov was also rearrested by riot police yesterday afternoon.
They've now each been charged with staging a public event without having prior permission, for which they could be locked up for 10 days or fined the equivalent of £365 each (30,000 roubles).
Verzilov tweeted from a Moscow police station: "They (the police) say they will leave us under arrest for the night."
And Pakhtusova tweeted: "Right at the exit of the detention centre they accused us of breaking the 20.2 law (on public gatherings).
"They did not say anything, they just put us in a van and drove us away."
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Nikolai Vasilyev, the group's lawyer, said police have not yet allowed him to see the case materials and have not told them when they'll appear in court.
The feminist activists briefly disrupted the World Cup final earlier this month by running onto the pitch in police uniforms.
Stewards quickly removed them and they were sentenced to 15 years in jail.
They've also been banned from visiting sports arenas for three years.
Pussy Riot release video explaining why the invaded the pitch at the World Cup final
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They later said in a video shared online their stunt was a protest against Vladimir Putin.
The gang issued a long list of political demands, such as freeing prisoners and ending arrests at peaceful demos.
Other members of the large group have spent time inside for hooliganism-related offences in recent years.
Activists performed an anti-Putin protest chant in a central Moscow church in 2012, for which three women were convicted "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" after a trial.
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