A Russian court Monday sentenced an American businessman and former U.S. Marine to 16 years in prison on spying charges, a sentence that he and his brother rejected as being political.and sentenced him to 16 years in a maximum-security prison colony. The trial was held behind closed doors.
Whelan, who was arrested in Moscow in December 2018, has insisted on his innocence, saying he was set up. Speaking after the verdict, U.S. Ambassador John Sullivan denounced the secret trial in which no evidence was produced as an egregious violation of human rights and international legal norms. He described Whelan’s conviction as a mockery of justice and demanded his immediate release.Whelan’s brother David said lawyers will appeal the verdict, which he denounced as political, adding in a statement that “the court’s decision merely completes the final piece of this broken judicial process.
“We had hoped that the court might show some independence but, in the end, Russian judges are political, not legal, entities,” the statement said. “We look to the U.S. government to immediately take steps to bring Paul home.”
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
Catch the Russian spy and exchange. They spy on you more than their reflection in the mirror. That’s why Ivan the Fool will forever remain a moron.
Bus-Ted!!!!
This guy is out of a spy movie. 'Mr Whelan was discharged from the US Marine corps for bad conduct and was head of security for an auto parts company in Michigan. He had traveled to Russia numerous times since 2006.' He holds American, British, Irish and Canadian Passport....
American, Irish, British, and Canadian citizen, sentenced on spying charges.
Let’s exchange Trump to get him home
I thought Russia was an ally now?
You can usually avoid that if you do not spy.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
American sentenced to 16 years in Russia on spying chargesNEW: Moscow City Court convicts Paul Whelan on charges of espionage and sentences him to 16 years in maximum security prison colony. Спасибо за новость Must be a Dem, otherwise tRump would have his buddy Putin intervene Could be a setup to make 45 look like a savior. Just wait, 55 will get him released right before the 2020 presidential election in November. It’s a setup to make 45, look good. So obvious. So sorry for Whelan being played as a political pon. election day
Source: ABC - 🏆 471. / 51 Read more »
American accused of spying in Russia sentenced to 16 years in jailPaul Whelan, who holds U.S., British, Canadian and Irish passports, was detained in the Russian capital at the end of December 2018. Now Trump has excuse to change(fake) prisoners! Now Trump can play hero and get him back. Well I gotta say, that is a lot of passports for one guy.
Source: NBCNews - 🏆 10. / 86 Read more »
Former Marine Paul Whelan Found Guilty in Russia of Espionage, Sentenced to 16 Years in PrisonPaul Whelan was found guilty and sentenced to 16 years in prison for espionage in a case that has drawn condemnation from the U.S. and threatens to further erode troubled relations between Moscow and Washington. Time for a swap As we have done for decades Spies happen wsj correction: Marine Wonder if any connection to that jet crashing in the North Sea
Source: WSJ - 🏆 98. / 63 Read more »
Former Marine Paul Whelan Found Guilty in Russia of Espionage, Sentenced to 16 Years in PrisonPaul Whelan was found guilty and sentenced to 16 years in prison for espionage in a case that has drawn condemnation from the U.S. and threatens to further erode troubled relations between Moscow and Washington. Justice Some Peace condemnation on spying other countries? LOL
Source: WSJ - 🏆 98. / 63 Read more »
Russia jails ex-U.S. marine Paul Whelan for 16 years over espionageA Russian court found former U.S. marine Paul Whelan guilty of spying for the United States on Monday and sentenced him to 16 years in jail, a move the U.S. ambassador to Moscow called an egregious violation of human rights that would harm ties. Let’s see, POTUS’ boss, Putin, charged an American with spying? Wow, how weak is realDonaldTrump ? AP womensmarch washingtonpost nytimes womensmarch ProjectLincoln they had this planned now putin can play this card to get what he wants one big set up and world sees right through it just wait trump in on it to What classified information is worth stealing from the Russian federation? Its the Chinese they should weary of.... Them lot will steal blue prints for Russian dolls if there was one 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »