ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – A Russian court on Tuesday granted bail to Greenpeace protesters from Argentina, Brazil, New Zealand and Poland who were among a group of 30 arrested in September.
The four are the first foreign activists eligible to be released from jail while awaiting trial for participating in a demonstration outside a Russian oil rig.
Also among those arrested at the demonstration were two Canadians: Paul Ruzycki of Port Colborne, Ont., and Alexandre Paul of Montreal.
The Primorsky court in St. Petersburg on Tuesday set bail at two million rubles (US$61,500) each for Miguel Orsi, Ana Paula, David Haussman and Tomasz Dziemianczuk.
The court said the activists would be released if the bail is paid within the next four days.
Orsi, clutching a photograph of his baby daughter, broke into tears on hearing the judge’s decision. Greenpeace said it would make money available as soon as possible.
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