FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, detained on suspicion of spying, stands inside a defendants' cage at a court hearing regarding the extension of his detention, in Moscow, Russia, May 24, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A former U.S. Marine held in Russia on suspicion of spying is being illegally isolated in a Moscow pre-trial detention centre and prevented from communicating with visitors, Russian rights activists and U.S. diplomats said.
Paul Whelan, who holds U.S., British, Canadian and Irish passports, was detained in a Moscow hotel room on Dec. 28 and accused of espionage after being handed a flash drive his lawyer said Whelan thought contained holiday photos but which actually held classified information.
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