Marina Lvovna Syrowa

Marina Lwowna Syrowa ( Russian Марина Львовна Сырова ; scientific transliteration Marina L'vovna Syrova ; born October 4, 1961 ) is a Russian judge. She was best known for leading the lawsuit against the punk band Pussy Riot .

Career

Marina Syrowa graduated from law school in 1984 and worked in the public prosecutor's office for more than 20 years . Marina Syrowa is a judicial advisor ( Russian советник юстиции ). Since June 2006 she has held the office of Justice of the Peace . Marina Syrowa has been a federal judge in Moscow's Khamovniki district since March 1, 2008 .

Activity as a federal judge

Within three years Marina Syrowa passed 178 judgments, including one acquittal. In two percent of the cases, the proceedings were discontinued due to the lack of a crime.

In February 2010, Syrowa sentenced former director of the Moscow Youth Palace, Pavel Sabelin, to eight years after he was granted asylum in Estonia.

In 2012, Marina Lvovna Syrowa led the legal case against Pussy Riot. At the request of the chairwoman of the Moscow City Court Olga Yegorova, Marina Syrowa has been granted state protection since August 16, 2012 (the day before the judgment) following numerous threats. On August 17, 2012, the verdict was pronounced that sends the three members of the band Pussy Riot into camp for two years.

Web links

• Portrait: Judge Syrowa fears for her safety , Die Welt

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Meeting of the Moscow City Duma  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , June 2006  
2. ↑ Ukas of the President about the employment of Rajonrichters ( Memento of the original of March 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ The 92% of the judge Marina Syrowa ( Memento of the original from August 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on OpenSpace.ru 
4. ↑ The former director of the MJP asked Medvedev for help in a procedure "in which corruption and raiderism are evident," РБК Daily.
5. ↑ Судье Сыровой, рассматривающей дело Pussy Riot, выделена госзащита , RIA Novosti
6. ↑ Two years in prison for Pussy Riot ( Memento from August 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), stern.de