Ukrainian journalist Roman Suschenko is ready to ask for pardon

Ukrainian journalist Roman Suschenko, convicted in Russia for 12 years on charges of espionage in favor of Kyiv, is ready to write a petition for pardon. This was announced in an interview with the Ukrainian television channel "Direct" was stated by public defender Suschenko Mark Feigin.

“Roman is ready to write this unfortunate paper with a petition for pardon,” said Feigin. “I don’t see any problem in this, and I agree with me, because it doesn’t matter what you write, the main thing is to be in Kyiv.” At the same time, the defender emphasized that Suschenko still does not admit his guilt and the petition for pardon will not indicate the opposite.

Earlier, Feigin stated that Suschenko hopes to return to his homeland during the exchange of prisoners between Kiev and Moscow.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Russia recognized the legal sentence of Suschenko, refusing his defense in appeals.

Roman Suschenko worked as a correspondent of the Ukrinform agency in France. In September 2016, he arrived in Moscow on a private visit, where he was detained, and later accused of espionage. According to investigators, Suschenko collected information about the Russian troops and the Russian Guard.

In addition, according to Kommersant, the FSB accused Suschenko, calling him a personnel employee of Ukrainian military intelligence, in attempts to find out the former Russian military dates of the separatists on Mariupol.