Word: pasko
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...West's agenda. Some, including Merkel's predecessor, Gerhard Schröder, are quick to defend Putin; in his recent memoirs, Schröder described the Russian President as "a flawless democrat." "It's frustrating that some European leaders hold this view," says Grigory Pasko, a former navy captain, journalist and environmental campaigner who in 2001 was sentenced to four years in jail on treason charges, and released in 2003. "You would hear less of this sort of thing if Europe were not so dependent on Russian energy." [an error occurred while processing this directive...
RUSSIA Coming Out Fighting Grigory Pasko, sentenced in December 2001 to four years in a work camp on charges of spying, was released on parole by a civilian court. The former navy captain was arrested in 1997, after he exposed the navy's dumping of nuclear waste in the Pacific. Having spent 20 months in prison awaiting trial, Pasko was cleared of treason, but convicted of exceeding his authority. Though released, Pasko was brought back to military court on charges of treason in 2000. Last March, President Vladimir Putin offered Pasko a pardon, which he refused. Now the former captain...
...station, Ekho Moskvy, staved off a hostile takeover by Gazprom, largely thanks to popular support. But unruly journalists are not the only ones who run afoul of the law. On Christmas Day, after several unsuccessful attempts, the state was finally able to convict Navy captain and military journalist Grigory Pasko on treason charges. Pasko had leaked information to the press about nuclear-waste dumping in the Russian far east. Putin denied any involvement in the case: it was, he said, a "purely juridical affair" and invited Pasko to request a pardon. This was easier said than done...