“This secret trial in which no evidence was produced is an egregious violation of human rights and international legal norms,” the U.S. ambassador to Moscow said.
Paul Whelan, who has repeatedly insisted he is innocent and was framed by Russian intelligence, was sentenced to 16 years in prison.on spying charges, was convicted of espionage by a court in Moscow on Monday and sentenced to 16 years in a maximum prison colony.
“We have proven my innocence,” Whelan told reporters while standing in a glass cage in the court room, flanked by men in masks. “We have proven fabrication. This is slimy, greasy corrupt Russian politics, nothing more, nothing less.” Whelan’s defense have said he was targeted by the FSB in a sting operation, involving a long-time Russian friend of Whelan.
Zherebenkov said that the FSB had suggested to him that it did not make sense to appeal Whelan’s verdict since it would slow down any attempt to trade him. Whelan’s family immediately after the verdict released a statement denouncing it and appealing to the U.S. government to take “immediate steps” to bring him home.
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