MOSCOW, September 5 - RAPSI. The accomplices of the convicted Pussy Riot female punk rock band members, which some media report have fled Russia, have not been placed on the international wanted list, as their identities have not yet been established, a law enforcement agency source told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.
Previously, media cited the attorney of the band's convicted members as saying that two unidentified Pussy Riot members have left Russia. The husband of one convicted band member said two members "are in a safe place and the Russian police will not reach them."
Previously, the Interior Ministry's Moscow Department reported that a separate criminal case has been initiated regarding the accomplices of the convicted Pussy Riot members.
On February 21, 2012, five young women wearing brightly colored balaclavas stood at the altar of Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral to perform a protest song entitled, "Holy Sh*t." Shortly thereafter, an edited video of the performance that was uploaded to the Internet incited a public outcry.
Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina and Yekaterina Samutsevich were convicted of disorderly conduct and sentenced on August 17.
In accordance with the law, the sentence has not yet taken effect.