Russian Protest Artist Pavlensky Faces Arson Trial In Paris
RFE/RL's Russian Service
Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky poses in front of the Bank of France building after setting fire to the window gates as part of a performance in Paris on October 16, 2017.
A court in Paris is set to begin hearings in the arson case of Russian political performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky.
Prosecutors in the case have called for Pavlensky to receive a sentence of up to 10 years in prison after setting fire to an entrance to the Bank of France on October 16, 2017.
He was held in custody for nearly a year before being released in September 2018, following several hunger strikes and repeated claims that he had been tortured.
Read more at:https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-protest-artist-pavlensky-faces-arson-trial-in-paris/29701208.html
Does he expect not to be arrested for this? Do this in some other country.
