Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: Do not consider exchange of prisoners with Naama Issachar

According to the TAS News Agency, Deputy Minister Yevgeny Ivanov denied the possibility of the Israeli sentenced to imprisonment in Moscow, saying that as far as he knew it was an option that was not being considered. He said: "

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: Do not consider exchange of prisoners with Naama Issachar

Moscow does not look at the possibility of prisoner exchanges for the release of Naama Issachar - this evening (Tuesday) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Yevgeny Ivanov stated. The Deputy Minister denied the possibility of freeing the Israeli young woman, who was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison in Russia after being caught with drugs at the airport in the capital. "As far as I know, no prisoner exchange option is being considered," he said, according to the TAS news agency quoting him.

Ivanov added, "She was convicted of criminal offenses. As far as Issachar's complaints to the European Court of Human Rights are concerned, this is the work of her lawyers. We cannot advise on that. That is her right."

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Naama Issachar in Moscow court (Photo: AFP)

Naama Issachar at a Moscow court hearing, Russia, December 19, 2019 (Photo: AFP, GettyImages)