 A letter of support from 120 members of the German parliament , the Bundestag , was sent to the Russian Ambassador to Germany , Vladimir Grinin . It described proceedings against the women as disproportionate and draconian . On August 9 , 2012 , 200 Pussy Riot supporters in Berlin marched , wearing colored balaclavas , in a show of support for the group . Attending the trial , British MP and Shadow Foreign Office Minister for Human Rights , Kerry McCarthy , also backed the group , describing proceedings as “ surreal ” . Lech Wałęsa criticised the church performance as “ tasteless ” , but nevertheless wrote to Putin urging him to pardon the women . 
