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Arrested Russian Activist Denied Access to Diplomats by US - Russian Embassy
Arrested Russian Activist Denied Access to Diplomats by US - Russian Embassy
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Russia's embassy in the United States is demanding consular access to imprisoned Russian national Mariia Butina, 29, who is accused by US authorities of acting... 17.07.2018, Sputnik International
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Arrested Russian Activist Denied Access to Diplomats by US - Russian Embassy
21:07 GMT 17.07.2018 (Updated: 12:10 GMT 06.08.2022) Russia's embassy in the United States is demanding consular access to imprisoned Russian national Mariia Butina, 29, who is accused by US authorities of acting as an unregistered foreign agent.
"As the materials of the court case are classified, the interests of this woman of Russia illustrate her need for a qualified lawyer," the embassy wrote on Facebook, vowing to "continue to defend" her rights with legal advocacy.
For more than a day, Russian officials have been demanding consular access to Butina. "We are in contact with the US authorities and demand from them consular access to the Russian citizen in order to protect her legitimate rights," the embassy tweeted Monday after the charges against her were announced by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). Butina was arrested Sunday on the charge of "Conspiracy to Act as an Agent of a Foreign Government." Tuesday, the DOJ added the additional charge of "Acting as an Agent of a Foreign Government." The original charge was that of conspiracy, but the new one seems to accuse her of materially conducting the act.
"The substance of the charge in the Complaint is overblown," her lawyer said in a statement obtained by Sputnik News on Monday. It was a "misuse of the Foreign Agent statute, which is designed to punish covert propaganda, not open and public networking by foreign students," he said.