Pussy Riot member Tolokonnikova delivered to penitentiary in Mordovia - lawyer
PERM. Oct 24 (Interfax) - Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of the Pussy Riot punk band who was recently sentenced to 2 years in prison for disorderly conduct at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, has been delivered to female penitentiary No. 14 in Mordovia, lawyer Violetta Volkova told Interfax on Wednesday.
Another Pussy Riot member sentenced under the same case, Maria Alyokhina, has reportedly been sent to penitentiary No. 32 in Perm, she said.
"Our information indicates that Nadezhda is in penitentiary No. 14 in Mordovia. As for Maria Alyokhina, we have information that she has been sent to penitentiary No. 32 in Perm, but this information has yet to be verified," Volkova said.
A spokesperson for the Federal Corrections Service department for the Perm territory said he did not have information regarding Alyokhina.