MOSCOW: The United States told Russia on Tuesday to stop playing games over a detained former US marine accused of espionage and said it feared his long isolation increased the risk of Moscow trying to extract a forced confession.
His case has dragged already dire US-Russia relations lower, as has that of another American, prominent investor Michael Calvey, who is under house arrest while being investigated on embezzlement charges. "Why haven’t Russian officials provided proof? Perhaps it’s lost along with Paul’s mail. Complete lack of evidence + Paul's isolation=greater likelihood officials will try to get a forced false “confession.” Stop playing games," she wrote.
Russia's Federal Security Service detained Whelan after an acquaintance handed him a flash drive containing classified information. Whelan's lawyer says his client thinks he was set up by the acquaintance and the FSB.Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has previously dismissed US criticism of Moscow's handling of the case.
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