Convicted of espionage Whelan transferred to a colony in Mordovia

US citizen Paul Whelan, convicted in Russia of espionage for a long prison term, will serve his sentence in a prison in Mordovia. As his brother David stated on August 4, Whelan arrived in the colony a few days ago. See also: Sentence convicted of espionage US citizen Paul Whelan entered into force. According to him, a representative of the federal prison system confirmed to the British Embassy that Whelan arrived in Mordovia on August 1. According to the representative of the FSIN, Paul will be quarantined for 20 days in IK-18, and then transferred to the IK-17 where he will be located, Interfax quoted David Whelan as saying. Also on the topic: the Russian Foreign Ministry rejected claims of too severe a sentence in the case of Whelan. As reported by the news agency, on June 15, the Moscow City Court found US citizen Paul Whelan guilty of espionage and sentenced him to 16 years in prison. Whelan's defense did not appeal this court decision and the verdict entered into force. According to lawyer Vladimir Zherebenkov, thus human rights activists decided to save two to three months that would go to consider the complaint, and begin negotiations and organize the exchange of Whelan for convicted citizens of the Russian Federation in the United States.