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Newshour: 15/06/2020 20:06 GMT: US 'outraged' as Russia jails ex-marine

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15/06/2020 20:06 GMT

15/06/2020 20:06 GMT: US 'outraged' as Russia jails ex-marine

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Paul Whelan has been jailed for 16 years on spying charges

Paul Whelan has been jailed for 16 years on spying charges.

The American Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has sharply criticised a Moscow court's decision to sentence Paul Whelan, a former Marine, to 16 years of hard labour on spying charges.

Also on the programme: New coronavirus scare in Beijing; and why Iran is reducing family planning service in the state-run healthcare system.

Picture: Paul Whelan holds up a sign denouncing the legal proceedings against him at the Moscow City Court. Credit: EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV.

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