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In November [[1997]] Pasko was arrested and accused of the espionage, after his publications on the environmental problems in the [[Japanese sea]]. He was |
In November [[1997]] Pasko was arrested and accused of the espionage, after his publications on the environmental problems in the [[Japanese sea]]. He was acquitted of treason due to lack of evidence. Yet, he was convicted to three years for “abuse of his official position”, although he had never been charged with this crime. He was released later under a general amnesty. The trial was subject to significant international attention. He was recognized as a [[prisoner of conscience]] by [[Amnesty International]] [http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGEUR460071999?open&of=ENG-316]. |
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After several re-trails, the Court of the Pacific Fleet acquitted Pasko on all counts except espionage, and convicted him to four years of |
After several re-trails, the Court of the Pacific Fleet acquitted Pasko on all counts except espionage, and convicted him to four years of hard labor for high treason in December 25, [[2001]]. He was released from detention in [[2003]] [http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbrpasko] and allowed to travel abroad only after 1.5 years since his release [http://www.bellona.org/english_import_area/international/russia/envirorights/pasko/34645]. |
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==Further work== |
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Revision as of 02:03, 12 May 2007
Grigory Mikhailovich Pasko (born 1962 in the village Kreschtschenowka of the Kherson Oblast, currently Ukraine) is a Russian journalist and publisher of an environmental magazine.
Grigory Pasko | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Nationality | Russland |
| Subject | ecology, politics |
Leben
Pasko was born in a family of a teacher. It graduated from Journalistics department of Lvov University in 1983 and worked as an investigative journalist and editor for the newspaper of the Russian Pacific Fleet, “Boyevaya Vakhta” (Battle Watch). He worked together with Japanese journalists from the NHK TV network and the newspaper Asahi Shimbun that specializes in environmental issues. He had disclosed the dumping of nuclear waste by the Russian Navy’s in the Sea of Japan in 1993.[1]
Conviction
In November 1997 Pasko was arrested and accused of the espionage, after his publications on the environmental problems in the Japanese sea. He was acquitted of treason due to lack of evidence. Yet, he was convicted to three years for “abuse of his official position”, although he had never been charged with this crime. He was released later under a general amnesty. The trial was subject to significant international attention. He was recognized as a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International [2].
After several re-trails, the Court of the Pacific Fleet acquitted Pasko on all counts except espionage, and convicted him to four years of hard labor for high treason in December 25, 2001. He was released from detention in 2003 [3] and allowed to travel abroad only after 1.5 years since his release [4].
Further work
Pasko is a member of the Russian PEN Center in Vladivostok. He received human rights award from Reporters without borders in 2002.