Former U.S. marine Paul Whelan, who was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison for espionage last week, will not appeal against his sentence, ...
FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who was detained and accused of espionage, holds a sign as he stands inside a defendants' cage during his verdict hearing in Moscow, Russia June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim ShemetovMOSCOW: Former US marine Paul Whelan, who was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison for espionage last week, will not appeal against his sentence, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday , citing Whelan's lawyer.
Lawyer Vladimir Zherebenkov said Whelan, who holds US, British, Canadian and Irish passports, hoped to be exchanged in a prisoner swap with the United States in the near future.Russia says Whelan, detained in December 2018, was caught with a computer flash drive containing classified information, charges he denies.
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