Exteriors of jail where U.S marine Paul Whelan is being held

Record ID: 1700889

  • Title: Exteriors of jail where U.S marine Paul Whelan is being held
  • Date: 3rd December 2022
  • Summary: OZYORNY, MORDOVIA REGION, RUSSIA (DECEMBER 1, 2022) (VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS) PENAL COLONY IK-17 WITH CHURCH BEHIND WALL, FLAG POLES NEAR ENTRANCE AND CAR PARKED ROAD LEADING TO PENAL COLONY ENTRANCE TRACTOR TOWING TRAILER THROUGH GATE, GATE CLOSING PENAL COLONY CHURCH SEEN BEHIND BARBED WIRED FENCE ROAD LEADING TO PENAL COLONY COLONY BUILDING BEHIND FENCE MAN STANDING AT SIDE GATE, SECURITY GUARD WITH MOBILE PHONE WALKING MAN AND GUARD STANDING NEAR COLONY FENCE VARIOUS OF SIGNPOST READING (Russian): "Ozyorny" VILLAGE STREET, BUILDINGS BEHIND FENCE WOODEN BUILDING WITH SNOW-COVERED ROOF SIGNPOST READING (Russian): "Restricted area" FOREST ROAD
  • Embargoed: 17th December 2022 09:16
  • Keywords: Mordovia Russia Whelan legal penal colony
  • Location: OZYORNY, MORDOVIA, RUSSIA / NIZHNY NOVGOROD AND MOSCOW, RUSSIA
  • City: OZYORNY, MORDOVIA, RUSSIA / NIZHNY NOVGOROD AND MOSCOW, RUSSIA
  • Country: Russia
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Europe,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions
  • Reuters ID: LVA001373801122022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: American detainee Paul Whelan phoned his family from Russia early on Friday (December 2) in his first contact since last week, a period of silence that prompted the White House to express concern.
    Whelan, a former U.S. Marine detained in Russia since 2018, had been transferred to the hospital prison, his brother, David Whelan, said in a statement.
    David Whelan described the call as "proof of life," although questions still remained as to why Russian authorities provided little information on his brother's status and location.
    White House national security spokesman John Kirby said later that Whelan told consular officials he was feeling well, although he would not go into specifics on Whelan's health to protect his privacy.
    A senior State Department official said Whelan was transferred to the prison hospital on November 24, on the U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday.
    He spoke with U.S. consular officials and was returned to the penal colony on Friday (November 25), the official said.
    Kirby had said on Wednesday (November 30) the White House was "deeply concerned" about why they had not been able to get information on Whelan's whereabouts or condition from Moscow.
    Whelan was convicted in 2020 on espionage charges he denies.
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