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U.S. ex-marine will not appeal Russian espionage verdict

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A former US marine convicted of espionage in Russia this month will not appeal, his lawyer told news agencies Tuesday, June 23, and hopes instead to be exchanged in a prisoner swap.

“ Whelan will not appeal. He does not believe in Russian justice,” his lawyer Vladimir Zherebenkov told news agency Interfax.

His trial strained ties with Washington and fueled speculation of a prisoner exchange with Russians detained in the United States, including a pilot and an arms dealer. He says he was detained on a visit to Moscow to attend a wedding when he took a USB drive from an acquaintance thinking it contained holiday photographs.

David Whelan, Paul’s brother, said ahead of the trial that the family hoped a conviction would allow Russia and the United States to “begin discussing Paul’s release immediately.”

 

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