14 DAY TRIAL // It's been nearly two months since 28 Greenpeace activists and two journalists working with the organization were arrested by Russian authorities, and the chances that they will soon be released from prison are slim to none.
In an attempt to help them, Paul McCartney has sent a letter to President Vladimir Putin, and asked that he intervene and see to it that the environmentalists are returned to their families in time for Christmas.
The musician stresses that Greenpeace is not an “anti-Russian organization,” and that its members are “peaceful.” Therefore, it does not make sense for them to be forced to spend weeks on end behind bars.
“Vladimir, millions of people in dozens of countries would be hugely grateful if you were to intervene to bring about an end to this affair,” Paul McCartney writes in his letter.
“I understand of course that the Russian courts and the Russian Presidency are separate. Nevertheless I wonder if you may be able to use whatever influence you have to reunite the detainees with their families?” he adds.
President Vladimir Putin is yet to respond to Paul McCartney's letter.