The foreign Ministry explained published on Twitter call the American Embassy in the Russian Federation to release the accused in spying of US citizen Paul Whelan home.
first American employees of the foreign Ministry has requested consular access to Whelan, who complained at the meeting of the court in deteriorating health. The accused called him to an ambulance, where the paramedic reported that he does not need emergency hospitalization. Then the American Ambassador's residence tweeted that health Whelan threatened, and his " it's time to go home ".
"And" it's time to go home, where people will have the opportunity to receive appropriate medical care " - it only applies to the Floor? In the US, millions of prisoners, Of which more than 50 people - citizens of Russia, most sick. Let go " - written in response to the Russian employees of the foreign Ministry.
on the last working day of the week Lefortovo court of the capital of Russia extended the detention of Whelan before the end of October.
About the arrest of an American in the Russian capital, the FSB said at the end of last year. Upon written request by the intelligence services, Whelan was captured during spy promotions, he faces ten to twenty years in prison.
a detained person has the citizenship of the USA, Canada and Ireland, he also is a citizen of the UK. According to brother Whelan, Paul - a former marine and has arrived in the Russian capital for the wedding of a friend.
From voiced in the court data it is known that Whelan periodically comes to the Russian Federation since 2007. The man works as senior Manager in corporate security in the organization BorgWarner, which produces automotive components. The cases are not officially disclosed because of the secrecy.
According to the lawyer Whelan, Vladimir Zherebenkov, Employees of FSB have tied his client because of a stick, which gave him a friend in hotel " Metropol ". As the accused believed, on the drive had to contain the photos of the trip to Sergiev Posad. The defending player believes that for reasons of promotion, comrade Whelan framed, As it relates to power structures and " has a chance to get a star ".
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