The US presidential administration has agreed to exchange Russian Viktor Bout, who is serving a 25-year sentence in an American prison for arms trafficking, for basketball player Brittney Griner.
CNN reporter Kevin Liptak of the White House press pool on Friday, December 9, posted on Twitter Official pardon by US President Joe Biden for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Bout’s release was formalized as a presidential pardon, which could be revoked if Bout violated any of the conditions specified in the document.
In particular, Booth will not receive any royalties and royalties from publications and films in which his story is used (Booth is the prototype of the main character of the film. Weapons Baron (Lord of War, 2005), played by Nicolas Cage).
Bout’s pardon will also be revoked if he attempts to enter the US, commit new crimes against the US or violate US laws, seek any compensation from the US, and make any claims against the US, its institutions and its official.
It is known that on December 8, American WNBA star Brittney Griner was released from custody in Russia in exchange for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, nicknamed the Merchant of Death, a former lieutenant colonel of the Soviet army serving a 25 -year prison sentence in the United States on charges of conspiracy. for the purpose of killing Americans, acquiring and exporting anti-aircraft missiles, and providing material support to a terrorist organization. Bout is now in Russia.
This is the second prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia since the beginning of the year – in April, Russian pilot Alexander Yaroshenko returned to his homeland after spending more than 10 years in an American prison . He was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and transferring money to a radical leftist rebel group. He was traded for Trevor Reed, who was convicted in 2020 of assaulting a police officer in Moscow.
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Source: korrespondent
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