Moscow Court Extends Custody For Espionage Suspect Whelan Until May 28

Moscow Court Extends Custody for Espionage Suspect Whelan Until May 28

Moscow's Lefortovo Court ruled on Friday to prolong detention of Paul Whelan, a multinational citizen who was apprehended on espionage charges in Russia in December, until May 28, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the court

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 22nd February, 2019) Moscow's Lefortovo Court ruled on Friday to prolong detention of Paul Whelan, a multinational citizen who was apprehended on espionage charges in Russia in December, until May 28, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the court.

"To grant the investigation's motion to extend Whelan's detention measure for three months, until May 28, 2019," judge Sergey Ryabtsev read out the court's decision.