Paul Whelan’s family responds to statement against arbitrary detention

Canada released a Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State Relations on Monday.

The declaration aims to raise awareness and end the practice of arbitrary detention. Arbitrary detention occurs when someone is arrested or detained, but there is no likelihood or evidence that they have committed a crime – or there has been no adequate due process.

The brother of a Michigan man convicted of spying in Russia issued a statement saying the statement was “welcome news”.

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Paul Whelan was arrested in Russia when he attended a wedding in December 2018. Russian security officials claimed he was in possession of a Zip drive with information from the Russian agent on it.

Whelan remains in custody in Mordovia, about 250 miles southeast of Moscow.

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