Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Lawyer of US citizen detained in Russia says he was arrested holding "state secrets"


The lawyer representing a US citizen accused of spying in Russia says his client was arrested in possession of classified material.

Paul Whelan was taken into custody in Moscow at the end of December.

Our correspondent Giles Gibson has more:

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