ADVERTISEMENTTwo members of the protest group Pussy Riot, Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, were detained by law enforcement authorities on Tuesday in Sochi, where Russia is holding the Winter Olympics, the activists said on Twitter.
Alyokhina said they had been detained on suspicion of committing a crime but did not give details.
16го мы были задержаны на 7 часов, 17го мы 10 часов провели в ФСБ, а сегодня в автозаке едем, обвиняемые в КРАЖЕ.
— Надя Толокно (@tolokno) 18 Février 2014
We were detained for 7 hours, on the 17th we’ve spent 10 hours with the FSB (Russia’s Federal Security Service) and today we’re in a police van, accused of theft> При задержании применяли силу.
— Надя Толокно (@tolokno) 18 Février 2014
(During our arrest, policemen used force)> В момент задержания мы не проводили акции, мы шли по Сочи. ШЛИ.
— Надя Толокно (@tolokno) 18 Février 2014
(At the moment of detention , we have not carried out the action, we walked along the Sochi. WALKED)> Маша Алехина, я и еще одна участница Pussy Riot едем в отдел полиции Блиново за нахождение в Сочи. pic.twitter.com/bj8qpX7gMN
— Надя Толокно (@tolokno) February 18, 2014
Masha Alehina,another member of Pussy Riot and I on our way to the police department Blinovo, for being in Sochi> Внутри автозака pic.twitter.com/rjukMd1PW4
— Мария Алехина (@MashaAlekhina) February 18, 2014
Inside of a police wagon> Затолкали силой в автозак pic.twitter.com/VpcGDmyHTZ
— Мария Алехина (@MashaAlekhina) February 18, 2014
We’ve been jostled into a police wagon REUTERS