Pussy Riot band members go free under new amnesty law . A former oil tycoon and political opponent gets pardoned . Score: 6 `` President Putin obviously used this amnesty option to ( brighten ) up his image before the Olympic games , '' said Pyotr Verzilov , the husband of Tolokonnikova . The Russian President believes he has crushed the opposition .
Pussy Riot band members go free under new amnesty law . A former oil tycoon and political opponent gets pardoned . Score: 6 The Russian President believes he has crushed the opposition .