World Cup: the protesters of Pussy Riot are in charge of a demonstration of ground

Russian authorities have accused four members of the activist punk band Pussy Riot of interrupting the World Cup final by running in the field.

They are accused of breaking the rules of spectators at sporting events.

The two offenses are punishable by fines of up to 10,000 rubles (£ 121, $ 161) and 1500 rubles, respectively

Pussy Riot said that it was the only way out. a protest against human rights violations in Russia. The stewards snatched the four on the field

The incident halted the second half of the match between Croatia and France for about 25 seconds. France continued to win 4-2.

Pussy Riot organized large-scale demonstrations against President Vladimir Putin before. Three members were imprisoned in 2012 for an anti-Putin punk song in a Moscow cathedral.

The group tweeted that the four people arrested Sunday spent all night in a police station

Contrasting reactions

Three women and a man ran in the field, although one of them was sidelined on the sidelines. They wore policeman-style uniforms: white shirts, black pants and epaulettes.

A woman managed to make a five-hour hi with French star Kylian Mbappé before leaving the field.

But the intruder was angered by Croatian defender Dejan Lovren. After the incident, Lovren told reporters, "I just lost my head and I caught the guy and I wished to throw him away from the stadium."

The man was identified as Piotr Verzilov, husband of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. She was among the three members of Pussy Riot jailed in 2012.

The three women intruders of the World Cup were named as Nika Nikulshina, Olga Kurachyova and Olga Pakhtusova

A statement from Pussy Riot stated that the goals of their protest included authorities:

• Free all political prisoners
• Stop unlawful arrests at public gatherings
• Allow political competition in the country
• Stop making criminal cases and imprison persons in detention Provisional for no reason

the poet Dmitry Prigov, who opposed the "heavenly policeman who speaks to God in his walkie-talkie" to "the one who makes criminal cases".

Alexei Navalny, anti-Russian Putin activist tweeted a video clip showing two of the field invaders interviewed.

An angry voice is heard shouting at Mr Verzilov and at one of the women – look disheveled in their fake police uniforms.

"Sometimes I regret that it was not in 1937" says the person off camera, referring to the campaign of terror led by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in the communist era.