The World Cup final was briefly interrupted early in the second half.
Pussy Riot, the Russian activists, have claimed responsibility for the pitch invasion which temporarily stopped play during the World Cup final on Sunday afternoon.
France were leading Croatia 2-1 at the time of the incident. As many as four individuals evaded stewards and made their way on to the field of play during the early stages of the second half.
Pitch invaders…. pic.twitter.com/wHri3D5CLH
— Jacqui Oatley (@JacquiOatley) July 15, 2018
Referee Nestor Pitana called a halt to the game so that the invaders could be stopped and escorted away.
A lengthy message was posted to Pussy Riot’s Facebook page confirming they were behind the invasion.
Here’s what it states:
“Just a few minutes ago four Pussy Riot members performed in the FIFA World Cup final match. Today is 11 years since the death of the great Russian poet, Dmitriy Prigov. Prigov created an image of a policeman, a carrier of the heavenly nationhood, in the Russian culture.”
The heavenly policeman, according to Prigov, talks on the two-way with the God Himself. The earthly policeman gets ready to disperse rallies. The heavenly policeman gently touches a flower in a field and enjoys Russian football team victories, while the earthly policeman feels indifferent to Oleg Sentsov’s hunger strike. The heavenly policeman rises as an example of the nationhood, the earthly policeman hurts everyone.
The heavenly policeman protects baby’s sleep, the earthly policeman persecutes political prisoners, imprisons people for “reposts” and “likes”.
The heavenly policeman is the organizer of this World Cup’s beautiful carnival, the earthy policeman is afraid of the celebration. The heavenly policeman carefully watches for obeying the game rules, the earthly policeman enters the game not caring about the rules.
The FIFA World Cup has reminded us of the possibilities of the heavenly policeman in the Great Russia of the future, but the earthly policeman, entering the ruleless game breaks our world apart.
When the earthly policeman enters the game, we demand to:
1. Let all political prisoners free.
2. Not imprison for “likes”.
3. Stop Illegal arrests on rallies.
4. Allow political competition in the country.
5. Not fabricate criminal accusations and not keep people in jails for no reason.
6. Turn the earthly policeman into the heavenly policeman.
