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Crowdfunding Effort to Support US-Detained Alleged Russian Agent Butina Launched

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A crowdfunding website to support Maria Butina, a Russian held in a US jail on suspicion of being a foreign agent, has been launched. 18.08.2018, Sputnik International

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Crowdfunding Effort to Support US-Detained Alleged Russian Agent Butina Launched

07:49 GMT 18.08.2018 (Updated: 12:13 GMT 06.08.2022)

© AP PhotoIn this photo taken on Sunday, April 21, 2013, Maria Butina, leader of a pro-gun organization in Russia, speaks to a crowd during a rally in support of legalizing the possession of handguns in Moscow, Russia

In this photo taken on Sunday, April 21, 2013, Maria Butina, leader of a pro-gun organization in Russia, speaks to a crowd during a rally in support of legalizing the possession of handguns in Moscow, Russia - Sputnik International

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A crowdfunding website to support Maria Butina, a Russian held in a US jail on suspicion of being a foreign agent, has been launched.

The foundation's website featuring Butina's bio and her photos allows visitors to make donations. The donations will ensure that Butina has the best possible defense in court, according to the organizers.

This courtroom sketch depicts Maria Butina, in orange suit, a 29-year-old gun-rights activist suspected of being a covert Russian agent, listening to her attorney Robert Driscoll, standing, as he speaks to Judge Deborah Robinson, left, during a hearing in federal court in Washington, Wednesday, July 18, 2018. Assistant U.S. Attorney Erik Kenerson, bottom left, and co-defense attorney's Alfred Carry, right, listen. Prosecutors say Butina was likely in contact with Kremlin operatives while living in the United States. And prosecutors also are accusing her of using sex and deception to forge influential connections - Sputnik International

Russian Embassy Accuses US Authorities of Unwarranted Strip Searches of Butina

16 August 2018, 23:23 GMT

Butina was arrested in Washington, DC in mid-July on suspicion of acting as an agent for the foreign government. She firmly denies the accusations, which may land her in jail for up to 15 years.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has called the situation unacceptable. The Russian Embassy in the United States on Friday stressed that the young woman was experiencing psychological pressure in prison, including frequent nighttime checks, strip checks and failure to receive adequate medical care.