cosmetic measure

However, Chung Sun-Sup, the head of chaebol.com, a private watchdog forum on conglomerates, said: “It is yet to be seen whether this is another cosmetic measure aimed to divert public criticism.”

Calling the amnesty law that set her free a "cosmetic measure", she and Ms Alyokhina said the prison system needed wider reform and promised to continue anti-government action.

An amnesty bill granted her an early release, which the singer dismissed as a “cosmetic measure.”

"What is happening today - releasing people just a few months before their term expires - is a cosmetic measure," she said.

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova dismissed the amnesty law that set her free, saying it was a "cosmetic measure".