The US ambassador to Russia and the family of Paul Whelan have expressed concern for Whelan's treatment and well-being as the US citizen remains detained in Moscow amid the coronavirus pandemic
Whelan, who was arrested in December 2018 on espionage charges, marked his 16th month in custody as the prosecution in his trial rested its case this week.Ambassador John Sullivan, the US envoy to Moscow, said he was twice denied access to see Whelan in court over the past several weeks.
CNN has reached out to the Russian embassy for comment.Whelan's trial is set to resume in mid-May, according to the family, and the prosecution presented its case in only three days. The US ambassador questioned the methods and veracity behind the trial, which is being held behind closed doors, and suggested that he had seen no evidence against Whelan."It's time to stop this charade, this mockery of justice," Sullivan said.
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