Kremlin reviews pardon request from Norwegian jailed for espionage

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday it had received a formal pardon request from Frode Berg, a Norwegian national jailed in Russia for espionage, and that it would review the request in line with normal procedures.

Berg, a 63-year-old retired former guard on the Norwegian-Russian border, was detained in Moscow in December 2017 and tried behind closed doors this month. He pleaded not guilty to charges of spying on behalf of Norway.

(Reporting by Tom Balmforth; editing by Jon Boyle)