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President Vladimir Putin signed a decree pardoning American citizen Edmond Pope

December 14, 2000

Guided by charity, taking into consideration the convicted man’s health and his personal request, and motivated by the high level of current Russian-US relations, President Putin pardoned Edmond Pope, who had been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for espionage on December 6, 2000, and requested that he be released from prison.

December 14, 2000