US Prosecutor's Office urges court to deport Maria Butina to Russia

The US federal prosecutor's office supported Maria Butina’s request to the court for her expulsion to Russia after the determination of the punishment, which is expected to be no more than the time she had already spent in custody during the investigation.

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This follows from court documents released on Friday. Butina says she “has no fear that she could be persecuted in Russia” or could be “tortured” for agreeing to cooperate with the American investigation, writes Present Tense.

If the request is approved, Butina will avoid a potentially lengthy decision-making procedure on her expulsion from the United States, during which she will be in an immigration prison. She waives her right to asylum in the United States and visits the USA for 10 years.

Recall 16 July 2018, the US Department of Justice announced about the arrest of Russian Maria Butina: She is accused of trying to promote Russian interests in the United States without registering as a "foreign agent." The founder of the public organization Right to Arms, Butina is considered a person close to the deputy chairman of the Central Bank, former senator Alexander Torshin - judging by the American indictment, it was he who oversaw her activities in the United States.

According to the FBIButina met with a Russian diplomat who is suspected of intelligence services by US intelligence agencies. was actively dating with prominent politicians and trying to create a shadow channel of communication between the Kremlin and the administration of Donald Trump.

Arriving in the US on a student visa in 2016, Maria Butina pleaded guilty to breaking laws about registration of foreign agents. American prosecutors likened her actions to espionage. She made contacts with prominent conservative politicians on the instructions of a Russian official.

She faces a five-year prison sentence, however, it is expected that the court will take into account her cooperation with the investigation and sentence her to no more than six months in prison, and she will be deported immediately after the announcement of the punishment, which may happen on April 26.

The New Republic journalist James Bamford held several meetings with Maria Butina (before and after her arrest), during which she shared with him information about her activities, and later told him her version of the espionage scandal. All the details through Butina’s eyes and her words - in our material.

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