Putin urged by official commission to pardon Norwegian man jailed for spying - Interfax

FILE PHOTO: Frode Berg, a Norwegian national detained by Russian authorities on suspicion of espionage, stands inside a defendants' cage as he attends a court hearing in Moscow, Russia April 16, 2019. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina - Copyright EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA(Reuters)

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Published on 24/10/2019 - 12:02•Updated 23/04/2024 - 16:36

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - An official commission which deals with prisoner pardons in Moscow has recommended that Russian President Vladimir Putin pardon Frode Berg, a Norwegian man jailed for spying, the Interfax news agency reported on Thursday.

Berg, a retired guard on the Norwegian-Russian border, was detained in December 2017 and jailed for 14 years after being convicted of gathering intelligence about nuclear submarines. He pleaded not guilty to charges of espionage on behalf of Norway.

(Reporting by Maria Kiselyova; Editing by Andrew Osborn)

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Putin urged by official commission to pardon Norwegian man jailed for spying - Interfax

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