Russian MFA: Butina’s Jail Treatment Is ‘Complete Lawlessness’

Mariia Butina, leader of a pro-gun organization, speaks on October 8, 2013 during a press conference in Moscow. - A 29-year-old Russian woman has been arrested for conspiring to influence US politics by cultivating t... Mariia Butina, leader of a pro-gun organization, speaks on October 8, 2013 during a press conference in Moscow. - A 29-year-old Russian woman has been arrested for conspiring to influence US politics by cultivating ties with political groups including the National Rifle Association, the powerful gun rights lobby. Mariia Butina, whose name is sometimes spelled Maria, was arrested in Washington on July 15, 2018 and appeared in court on July 16, the Justice Department said. (Photo by STR / AFP) (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow claims that a Russian woman arrested in the United States on charges of acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Russia is being mistreated in jail.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters Friday that Maria Butina is being kept in solitary confinement in a cold cell. Zakharova claimed that prison officials are interrupting Butina’s sleep, not feeding her properly and not letting her breathe fresh air.

Zakharova described Butina’s treatment in jail “as complete lawlessness” and urged the international human rights community to intervene.

Butina was arrested this month and awaits trial on charges of conspiracy and acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Russia. Prosecutors have accused her of using sex and deception to forge influential connections.

She has pleaded not guilty.

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  1. Avatar for paulw paulw says:

    As opposed to the three-star meals, personal trainer and fluffy bed she would get in a russian prison.

    These people troll everything

  2. Sure, we always mistreat high profile prisoners.

  3. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - a light-hearted story of happy times in a Russian prison.

  4. Avatar for tao tao says:

    Luckily for Lady Redbush, torture has proven ineffective in extracting useful information.

  5. You’ve been to the Vladivostok Trump Gulag? Bigly high class…

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