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Butina's Lawyer Plans to Create Foundation to Support Her Release - Reports

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The defense team of Russian citizen Maria Butina, arrested in the United States, plans to create a foundation in her support, lawyer Robert... 16.08.2018, Sputnik International

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Butina's Lawyer Plans to Create Foundation to Support Her Release - Reports

07:10 GMT 16.08.2018 (Updated: 12:13 GMT 06.08.2022)

© AP PhotoIn this photo taken on Sunday, April 21, 2013, Maria Butina, leader of a pro-gun organization in Russia, speaks to a crowd during a rally in support of legalizing the possession of handguns in Moscow, Russia

In this photo taken on Sunday, April 21, 2013, Maria Butina, leader of a pro-gun organization in Russia, speaks to a crowd during a rally in support of legalizing the possession of handguns in Moscow, Russia - Sputnik International

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The defense team of Russian citizen Maria Butina, arrested in the United States, plans to create a foundation in her support, lawyer Robert Driscoll told the Izvestia newspaper in an interview published on Thursday.

According to Driscoll, the foundation will allow people from all over the world to send money to support the efforts to secure her release. The lawyer added that Butina committed no crimes and expressed his hopes for a non-guilty verdict.

This courtroom sketch depicts Maria Butina, in orange suit, a 29-year-old gun-rights activist suspected of being a covert Russian agent, listening to her attorney Robert Driscoll, standing, as he speaks to Judge Deborah Robinson, left, during a hearing in federal court in Washington, Wednesday, July 18, 2018. Assistant U.S. Attorney Erik Kenerson, bottom left, and co-defense attorney's Alfred Carry, right, listen. Prosecutors say Butina was likely in contact with Kremlin operatives while living in the United States. And prosecutors also are accusing her of using sex and deception to forge influential connections - Sputnik International

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3 August 2018, 20:12 GMT

Butina, 29, is a student from Russia who has recently graduated from American University in Washington DC with a Master’s Degree in International Relations. She was arrested in Washington DC on July 15 on charges of conspiracy and acting as a foreign agent. Butina, who has denied the accusations, was denied bail and remains in custody. She faces up to 15 years in jail.

Russia has strongly criticized the US government for detaining Butina and characterized the charges against her as "clearly groundless."