US protests spying suspect's treatment in Russian jail
Source: Associated Press
Updated 6:47 am CDT, Wednesday, June 26, 2019
MOSCOW (AP) The U.S. Embassy in Moscow says that it has officially protested the reported mistreatment of a U.S. national who is kept in jail on spying charges.
The U.S. Embassy said in a statement on Wednesday that it has sent a note of protest to the Russian foreign ministry, asking it to investigate the allegations that Paul Whelan has been mistreated while in custody and that his safety is ensured.
Whelan, who also holds British, Irish and Canadian citizenship, was arrested in a hotel room in Moscow at the end of December and charged with espionage, which carries up to 20 years in prison.
The former U.S. Marine, who denies the charges, has publicly complained of poor conditions in prison and said his life is in danger.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/US-protests-spying-suspect-s-treatment-in-Russian-14050414.php
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keithbvadu2
(36,369 posts)D'ya suppose he is denied soap and toothpaste like Trump does to some children in his concentration camps?
RockRaven
(14,784 posts)And the GOP establishment will breathe a sigh of relief as Russians (whether it is Maria Butina specifically or not) with knowledge of GOP malfeasance/traitorousness are removed from these shores *and out of federal investigators/prosecutors reach* before the GOP loses control of the DOJ.