Excerpts of the letters were published on the official website of the artist:
My personal belief is that the continued imprisonment of Mary will be harmful for her and the whole situation, which has, of course, follow people around the world.
Sir Paul McCartney also noted that following the request of the Alekhine personal presence at the meeting, the authorities "would send a very positive message to all who are watching this case."
In the second letter, McCartney expressed uphold another participant Pussy Riot - Nadezhda Tolokonnikova , referring to the stories of his friendly relations with the Russian people, and urging him to "kindness and compassion."
Recall that in August 2012, the members of the band Pussy Riot Yekaterina Samutsevich, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhine were sentenced to two years in prison for his "punk prayer" in the Christ the Savior Cathedral. Samutsevich later changed to a conditional sentence. Now meetings are held at the request of the parole Mary Alekhine, which itself is encased participated by video-link. After the failure of the court to take her to the meeting, Alekhine's hunger strike and banned its lawyers to represent their interests in court.
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| McCartney has sent two letters to the Russian authorities in support of Pussy Riot |
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| Ekaterina Samutsevich, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhine |
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