Скачать или смотреть RUSSIA: ALLEGED US SPY POPE APPEARS IN COURT

(24 Aug 2000) Russian/Nat
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The imprisoned American businessman Edmund Pope went to Lefortovo court in Moscow on Thursday after his lawyers made a bid for him to be released on bail.

It was the first time Pope has set foot outside the Lefortovo high security prison since his arrest four and half months ago.

Pope, has been imprisoned since April 3 on espionage charges.

He claims he is innocent of the charges against him.

Edmund Pope, who has bone cancer that is in remission, was arrested on charges of stealing military secrets.

He was gathering information on a commercially advertised torpedo.

Pope runs C-E-R-F Technologies International, a consulting firm in State College, Pennsylvania, that developed commercial contacts with Russian organizations.

President Clinton in his recent phone conversation with Russian President Putin discussed Pope's welfare.

So far, no trial date has been set.

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