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MOSCOW, 21 Feb – RIA Novosti. The Commissioner for human rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova said that she had “little hope” for a positive response on the appeal to the President of the United States Donald Trump asking pardon of Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, but if necessary she will return to the President of the United States, will put this question to the UN.
At the end of may Moskalkova addressed to the Tramp with a request to pardon the convicted person in the United States Yaroshenko. In addition, the Russians sent a letter to Trump asking to return to Russia.
On Friday, the Moscow Bureau for human rights appealed to human rights organization Human Rights Watch, in its letter to the Russian human rights activists have asked colleagues from the United States to pay attention to the conditions of detention of Russians Konstantin Yaroshenko and Viktor bout, who is serving a sentence in American prisons, told RIA Novosti the Director of the Bureau Alexander Brod.
“I appealed to President for pardon. I have little hope. But I’m going to reiterate, I will put this question to the UN,” — said Moskalkova at a meeting with young lawyers, speaking about his appeal to Trump.
Pilot Yaroshenko convicted in the United States by 20 years in prison on charges in the preparation of the conspiracy to commit delivery of large quantities of drugs into the United States. Businessman Booth is serving in the US 25-year prison term on charges in the preparation of a collusion for the purpose of selling weapons to terrorist organizations. Earlier it became known that against the booth opened disciplinary proceedings because during an interview with RT he had contact with a Russian journalist, which was not in the allowed list. For this he could face a return to the insulator or increase the period.