 All three were convicted by the judge and sentenced to two years in a penal colony on August 17 , 2012 . The judge stated that they had " crudely undermined the social order " with their protest , showing a " complete lack of respect " for believers . Mark Feygin , a lawyer for the trio , stated that they would appeal the verdict , but that " Under no circumstances will the girls ask for a pardon [ from Putin ] … They will not beg and humiliate themselves before such a bastard " . Tolokonnikova stated that " Our imprisonment serves as a clear and unambiguous sign that freedom is being taken away from the entire country . " 
