Ukrainian Marchenko, convicted in Russia, asked Zelensky to include him in the exchange of prisoners Zelensky on release from prison. His lawyer Ivan Pavlov (included in the list of foreign agents in Russia) announced this in his Telegram channel.
The defender said that Marchenko had asked Zelensky to include him in the list for the exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine.
“I was kidnapped, taken to Russia and sentenced to 10 years on trumped-up charges, I have serious health problems after being tortured in the Izolyatsia concentration camp, and the only thing, what supports me is the hope of returning home, “the lawyer quotes the convicted person.
Pavlov also noted that Marchenko had not yet formalized his appeal to the Ukrainian leader and asked his defense to disseminate it through the media.
On November 16, the Supreme Court (Armed Forces) of Russia recognized the verdict of Alexander Marchenko for espionage as legal, rejecting the cassation appeal in his case.
In November 2020, the Krasnodar Regional Court sentenced Marchenko to ten years in a maximum security colony. He was accused of trying to transfer spare parts for the S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) to the Ukrainian state-owned company Ukroboronservis. According to the FSB, a Ukrainian citizen received a corresponding task from an employee of the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Pyotr Khomenko. Marchenko pleaded not guilty.