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The Russian government announced the arrest three days ago. no further details regarding the specific allegations against him have been published.
The state and mood of Whelan are good and the prison where he is being treated well, said CNN Thursday his lawyer, Vladimir Zherebenkov. Zherebenkov refused to talk about the details of the charges.
It could take six months before the date set for the hearing, Zherebenkov said, adding that he had asked that Whelan be released on bail.
Whelan's family rejects accusations that he was a spy, claiming that the liberated Navy reservist was in Russia to attend a wedding with a former member of the US Armed Forces and a woman Russian.
The US ambassador to Russia, Jon Huntsman, went to Whelan on Wednesday in the detention center in Lefortovo, Russia. his family over the phone after the visit, said a spokesman for the US State Department.
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