A member of the Russian female punk band "Pussy Riot," Maria Alyokhina, sits on August 8, 2012 inside a glass enclosure during a court hearing in Moscow. Members of the all-girl band Pussy Riot, who were charged with hooliganism for staging a "punk prayer" against President Vladimir Putin, were due on August 8 to deliver final statements on the last day of their trial. The controversial hearings raced toward a verdict with prosecutors seeking a three-year sentence and global calls mounting among stage stars and top Western officials to win the young women's release. AFP PHOTO / NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA (Photo credit should read NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/GettyImages)
