Putin included pilot Yaroshenko in the Public Chamber

Russian President Vladimir Putin has included pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko in the Civic Chamber of Russia. The relevant decree published on the official Internet portal of legal information.

In May 2010, Konstantin Yaroshenko was arrested in Liberia at the request of the United States. He was later extradited to the United States, where he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for preparing to transport large quantities of cocaine. Mr. Yaroshenko pleaded not guilty. In April 2022, he was exchanged for an American convicted in Russia, Trevor Reid.

Russian called his arrest by kidnapping. In August Konstantin Yaroshenko informedthat the Investigative Committee of Russia has resumed the criminal case on his abduction, which involves 22 citizens of the United States and Liberia.

Read more about the exchange – in the material “Kommersant” “We walked past each other at the same time, just like in the movies”.

Olesya Pavlenko