Report in Russia: Putin may be granted a pardon for Naama Issachar for his visit
In the Kommersant newspaper, officials in the administration were quoted as saying that they did not rule out the possibility that Putin would announce a pardon for the Israeli young woman on his visit to Israel, which will be held next week. This is in continuation of the conversation with Netanyahu with the subject. They were angry at the decision not to extradite hacker Alexey Burkov to Moscow
Report in Russia: Putin may be granted a pardon for Naama Issachar for his visit
Edit: Saul Adam and Lear SpiegelerRussia's government officials do not rule out the possibility that Naama Issachar, the Israeli young woman who is serving a prison sentence in Moscow, may be pardoned for President Vladimir Putin's visit to the country - a newspaper reported on Thursday in the Kommersant newspaper.
At the same time, the officials expressed resentment that Israel did not respond to Russia's request to extradite Russian hacker Alexei Burkov, who was arrested at Ben Gurion Airport in 2015. Last November, Israel extradited Burkov to the United States, where he was wanted for cyber crimes. " "I would like to see it as a two-way road," one of the officials explained. They did not rule out the possibility of Issachar's release for humanitarian reasons.
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The report comes next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement today about the conversation he has with President Putin about Issachar. At the end, Netanyahu said it "reinforced the optimism" that is moving toward a solution to its release. Putin is expected to visit Israel next week for a one-day visit to the World Holocaust Forum, which President Reuben Rivlin will host next week at Yad Vashem.
This is not the first time the two have been talking about the release of Issachar, and a discussion between the leaders about the Israeli took place about two weeks ago. Earlier, mother Yaffe Issachar said: "I am now optimistic and sincerely request the President of Russia to act as a true friend of Israel and the Jewish people and as a world power leader and to release my soul back to her home in Israel."
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Naama Issachar at a Moscow court hearing, Russia, December 19, 2019 (Photo: AFP, GettyImages)
Minister Gila Gamaliel, who is visiting Moscow on Naama Issachar's visit to Moscow, met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Bogdanov, Russia's Chief Rabbi Shlomo Lazar and Naama's mother, Yaffe Issachar, and conveyed messages to the Kremlin to act as a pardon for humanitarian law. Bogdanov and Rabbi Lazar are considered close associates of President Putin, and in Jerusalem hope they can give positive opinions and advice on the president.
Issachar was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison after being caught with a cannabis at Moscow Airport, and last month the appeal she filed for the sentence was dismissed. On Monday, Netanyahu sent a personal letter to Yishker, stating, among other things, "We are not abandoning anyone to his fate, and so is your case. The State of Israel and I are making constant efforts to release you."
