The State Duma today morning adopted final amendments to the bill which gives amnesty to thousands of Russians, mainly minors, invalids, veterans, pregnant women, and women with children. The vote is expected today afternoon.
The amnesty was extended to suspects of hooliganism, which means that charges against 30 people abroad a Greenpeace ship who were detained after a protest in Russia's Arctic in September are likely to be dropped.
The bill is also expected to release jailed members of the Pussy Riot members serving two years in prison on charges of hooliganism for an impromptu protest at Moscow's main cathedral.