A FILIPINO seafarer, earlier convicted by the Kirovsk City Court of Leningrad for the crime of physical injuries has been released from prison, the Philippine Embassy in Moscow said.
In its report to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the embassy said the seaman was released on August 16. His repatriation to the Philippines was arranged by the embassy and is now in Manila.
The Filipino was released from prison 10 months before the end of his full sentence. Because of this, he need not endure another harsh winter in Arkhangelsk.
His early release is timely since the Philippines and Russia are commemorating the 35th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations in 2011.
On August 17, the Filipino seafarer paid a courtesy call on Philippine Ambassador to the Russian Federation Victor G. Garcia III and thanked him profoundly for all the hard work and efforts exerted by the embassy in securing his early release.
The Filipino seafarer was convicted by the Kirovsk City Court of Leningrad on 13 August 2010 of physical injuries which occurred during a stabbing incident with a fellow Filipino seaman onboard their ship which was enroute from St. Petersburg to Moscow.
He was sentenced to two years of imprisonment from 13 August 2010 to 14 June 2012 and since then has been serving sentence at the Federal Penitentiary Service in the Arkhangelsk Region, some 700 kilometers away from the capital, Moscow. Cristina Lee-Pisco
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