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Paul Whelan, a former US marine arrested in Russia on alleged spying charges, faces up to 20 years in prison.
A Russian court sentences former US marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in a penal colony for espionage in a case that strained ties with Washington and fuelled speculation of a prisoner swap. Moscow City Court found Whelan guilty of receiving classified information as he stood in the dock with a sign that read "Sham trial!" and pleaded for US President Donald Trump to intervene in the case.
A Russian court sentences former US marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in a penal colony after a case that strained ties with Washington and has fuelled speculation of a prisoner swap. The 50-year-old appears in the Moscow court room behind a glass cage holding a sign criticising the proceedings as "Sham trial!" IMAGES
Moscow, Jun 15 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Maxim Shipenkov).- The United States ambassador to Russia John Sullivan showed his disappointment on Monday after a Moscow court sentenced the ex-US marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in prison.FOOTAGE OF THE TRIAL ON MONDAY.
Paul Whelan, a former US marine detained in Russia on accusations of espionage, arrives in court in Moscow. Whelan, who was arrested in December after allegedly receiving state secrets, maintains that he has been framed and that he took a USB drive from an acquaintance thinking it contained vacation photos. IMAGES
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