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| Russia drops piracy charges against Greenpeace activists |
| 2013-10-24 |
| [BBC.CO.UK] Russia has dropped piracy charges against 30 Greenpeace activists, replacing them with hooliganism charges, according to officials. The new charge has a maximum penalty of seven years rather than 15. Greenpeace says it is still "wildly disproportionate". Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise vessel was seized by Russian forces as activists tried to scale an offshore oil platform. All 30 people on board were incarcerated Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! . Two of them are freelance journalists. So far all bail applications in the case have been refused. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 5 years hard labor in Siberia will still be enough to kill them. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2013-10-24 14:40 |
| #7 The new charge has a maximum penalty of seven years rather than 15. Greenpeace says it is still "wildly disproportionate". Every time Greenpeace opens it's mouth, I'd tack on another five. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2013-10-24 13:30 |
| #6 P*ssy Riot went to jail for "hooliganism." I rather prefer calling the GP pirates "pirates" because they are pirates. Hooliganism in Russia can be an admirable thing -- and nothing GP does merits admiration. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2013-10-24 11:54 |
| #5 ^ what g(r)om said. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-10-24 10:00 |
| #4 replacing them with hooliganism charges, Soccer fans? Man Utd or Liverpool? |
| Posted by: Raj 2013-10-24 09:20 |
| #3 How about incarcerating them with Chechen prisoners? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-10-24 08:15 |
| #2 Hard labor on an Arctic oil rig would be a nice touch. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2013-10-24 08:01 |
| #1 Seven years is enough to break them. And then release them as an example to others that may try these greenpeace tactics. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2013-10-24 00:48 |