The administration of the Mordovian colony, where Paul Whelan, an American convicted of espionage, is serving his sentence, refused to accept the package brought there by the American ambassador Lynn Tracy. According to Interfax, this was announced by the brother of the convict, David Whelan.
“We learned from Paul that the prison refused to accept items from Ambassador Tracy and the consular staff during their visit on May 4th. They brought books and mail and it was rejected for unknown reasons. This was the first time in a long time that the prison refused to accept anything brought by the US Embassy,” he said.
He also noted the lack of any progress in the exchange of his brother after the proposal of the White House.
“The US government needs to find more alternatives to bring Americans home. We need something more thoughtful than sanctions,” says David Whelan.
The Moscow City Court in June 2020 sentenced Whelan to 16 years in prison on charges of espionage. Whelan pleaded not guilty, but did not contest the verdict.
Source: Rosbalt
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