Roman Sushchenko may be sent to penal colony on Monday

"Among other things, as I have been denied a visit to Roman Sushchenko in the Lefortovo detention center, his meeting with the family is also delayed. There is only a verbal agreement with the detention center; there are no papers on the date and time. On Monday, Roman Sushchenko may be sent to colony," Feygin posted on Facebook.

As reported, Ukrinform's Paris-based correspondent Roman Sushchenko was illegally detained on September 30, 2016 in Moscow, where he arrived on a private trip. On October 7, 2016, he was charged with "espionage." Russia's FSB said that Sushchenko was a member of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. The latter denied this allegation.

The Moscow City Court on June 4 sentenced Sushchenko to 12 years of imprisonment in a high-security penitentiary for alleged espionage. The Supreme Court of Russia upheld the verdict on September 12.

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