Amid Brittney Griner prisoner-swap talks, Russia falsely claims gun-toting agent Maria Butina was ‘unfairly’ jailed and tortured.
Butina then ran as a member of United Russia, Putin’s ruling party, for a seat in the State Duma representing the Kirov region. AfterButina was put on the Duma’s Foreign Affairs Committee, further raising her profile.The U.S. TreasuryTo be sure, Butina’s allegations that she was tortured in prison do deserve consideration.no evidence that Butina faced prison conditions that deviated from U.S. criminal justice system norms.
Maria Butina, who served 9 months in a U.S. prison after admitting to being a foreign agent, attends a meeting on human rights at the State Duma in Moscow on November 22, 2019. “no complaints at the moment” in its report based on that telephone interview. Butina said her life in U.S. custody was characterized by “work, gymnastics and books.” She said she had access to Russian literature in the prison library, and devoted her time in prison to her personal development.Russian state-media that her experience in prison was torture, citing her time in solitary confinement.
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