| MOSCOW. March 3 (Interfax) - Grigory Pasko, a military
journalist who was sentenced for spying and then released on parole,
on Monday became an aide to State Duma deputy and co-chairman of
the Liberal Russia party Sergei Yushenkov.
In an interview with Interfax, Yushenkov said Pasko would be
responsible for drafting expert conclusions and bills on media,
environmental, military, and judicial reform. His first task will
concern amendments to the acting law "On State Secrets".
Asked by Interfax whether he intended to become a member of
Liberal Russia, Pasko replied, "I have not thought about
this." He also said that, as a student in the law department
of Moscow Lomonosov State University, he was currently taking
examinations for the first semester.
On December 25, 2001, the Pacific Fleet military court found
Pasko guilty of spying for Japan and sentenced him to four years
in prison.
In March 2002, Pasko was offered a pardon, but he rejected it,
preferring to prove his innocence. However, in June 2002, the
Supreme Court's military board upheld the Pacific Fleet's sentence.
On January 23, 2003, the Ussuriisk City Court in the Maritime
territory (Primorye) sanctioned Pasko's release on parole.
See also:
Grigory
Pasko Case
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