美国国家公共电台 NPR 一美国公民因犯间谍罪在俄罗斯被判16年年监禁（在线收听）

A Russian court today convicted American Paul Whelan of spying and sentenced him to 16 years in prison. Whelan appeared in a glass cage, a common practice in Russian courtrooms. He held up a sign that read, in part, sham trial and no human rights. This case could have repercussions for the already strained U.S.-Russia relationship. NPR national security correspondent Greg Myre is following the case and joins us now.

今天，俄罗斯一家法院宣布美国公民保罗·惠兰间谍罪名成立，判处16年监禁。庭审期间，惠兰被关在一个玻璃笼中，这是俄罗斯法庭的惯常做法。他举着一块牌子，上面的部分内容为：虚假审判，没有人权。这起案件可能对本就紧张的美俄关系产生影响。NPR新闻的国家安全记者格雷格·迈尔一直在追踪本案，下面他将和我们连线。

Hi, Greg.

你好，格雷格。

GREG MYRE, BYLINE: Hey, Ari.

格雷格·迈尔连线：你好，阿里。

SHAPIRO: Remind us of who Paul Whelan is and what he was doing in Russia.

夏皮罗：请介绍一下保罗·惠兰是谁，他在俄罗斯做什么。

MYRE: So he was arrested 18 months ago, but there's a very interesting backstory here. Whelan, who's 50 years old, was a U.S. Marine reservist who was serving in Iraq in 2006. Now, he was allowed to take a two-week vacation, and he went to Russia. This is all open and aboveboard. His story is still on the Marine Corps website with a selfie he took in front of the Kremlin. And then as he became — transitioned to civilian life, he worked in corporate security at an auto parts company in Michigan. He continued traveling to Russia, had a social media account there, dozens of friends and contacts, many in the military. Whelan's Russian attorney said he did nothing wrong, but this kind of activity would certainly catch the attention of Russian authorities.

迈尔：他于18个前被捕，但背景故事值得注意。惠兰今年50岁，他曾是美国海军预备役军人，2006年在伊拉克服役。当时他获准休假两周，于是他去了俄罗斯。这些是公开信息。他的情况还能在海军陆战队官网上查到，配图是他在克里姆林宫前的自拍。之后，他过渡到平民生活，在密歇根州一家汽车零部件公司从事企业安全工作。他仍继续前往俄罗斯旅游，他在俄罗斯有一个社交媒体账号，有数十个朋友和联系人，许多人都在军队工作。惠兰的俄罗斯律师表示，他没有做错任何事，但这种活动肯定会引发俄罗斯有关部门的注意。

SHAPIRO: So tell us about his arrest.

夏皮罗：请介绍一下他是如何被捕的。

MYRE: So he went back to Russia in December of 2018 for a friend's wedding. And he went to the Metropol Hotel, a very famous hotel right near the Kremlin. And he said a Russian friend there gave him a thumb drive, and he thought it was photos of the time they'd been spending together. But the Russians then pounced on him, arrested him and said that thumb drive had the names and details of security officials. And Whelan's attorney said he had no knowledge of this, but he's been in jail ever since.

迈尔：2018年12月，他返回俄罗斯参加朋友的婚礼。他前往大都会酒店，这是一家非常有名的酒店，位于克里姆林宫附近。他表示，一个俄罗斯朋友在那里给了他一个拇指碟，他以为里面是他们的合照。但俄罗斯人突然袭击并逮捕了他，称该拇指碟里含有安全官员的姓名和详细情况。惠兰的律师说他对此一无所知，但他被捕后一直被关在监狱里。

SHAPIRO: What kind of evidence did Russian prosecutors present in court?

夏皮罗：俄罗斯检察官在法庭上呈现了什么证据？

MYRE: Well, we don't know a lot because this trial was held mostly in secret. We've heard some comments in public, and that's how we know what — this little bit I've just shared with you. Now, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the treatment of Whelan has been appalling, and he's calling for his immediate release. And after the verdict, I spoke with Whelan's twin brother David Whelan, who lives outside Toronto.

迈尔：我们了解的不多，因为这起审判基本上是秘密进行的。我们听到了一些公开评论，这些是我们了解到的为数不多的信息，现在和大家分享一下。美国国务卿迈克·蓬佩奥表示，惠兰的待遇骇人听闻，他要求立即释放惠兰。判决宣布之后，我采访了惠兰的双胞胎哥哥大卫·惠兰，他现在生活在多伦多郊外。

DAVID WHELAN: It's just a remarkable, terrible story.

大卫·惠兰：这是一起非同寻常的可怕事件。

MYRE: Now, David Whelan says the family has had very limited contact with Paul. But they were able to get some details from the U.S. ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, who was allowed in the courtroom today.

迈尔：大卫·惠兰表示，他们一家与保罗的联系非常有限。但他们能从美国驻俄罗斯大使约翰·苏利文那里了解到一些详细情况，苏利文获准出席今天的庭审。

WHELAN: Ambassador John Sullivan made a fierce defense of Paul on the courthouse steps after the decision was released and has also called our family to explain what had happened inside the courtroom.

惠兰：判决公布后，约翰·苏利文大使在法院的台阶上为保罗进行了激烈的辩护，他还给我们家打电话解释了法庭上发生的情况。

MYRE: And David Whelan said his brother had hernia surgery last month, and that's a big worry if his brother has to do hard labor in prison. They've had very occasional letters with him and just one phone call, which was last month and lasted just 15 minutes.

迈尔：大卫·惠兰说，他弟弟上个月进行了疝气手术，如果他弟弟必须在监狱里做苦工，那他的身体情况令人非常担忧。他们偶尔和他通信，只在上个月通了一次电话，通话时间只有15分钟。

SHAPIRO: Well, now that Whelan has been convicted and sentenced, what's likely to happen next?

夏皮罗：既然惠兰已经被定罪并判刑，他接下来会怎样？

MYRE: So strangely, this may present a path for him to be released, although nothing's certain. His lawyer says Russia may want to swap for Russians jailed in the U.S. One name that's being raised is Viktor Bout. He's a notorious arms dealer. Now, the U.S. says Bout and some of these other Russians were convicted in fair trials while Whelan is innocent. And I've spoken with former intelligence officials in the U.S., and they say somebody like Whelan with a military background who traveled openly...

迈尔：奇怪的是，这可能为他提供了一条获释的道路，尽管一切都未确定。他的律师表示，俄罗斯可能想交换关押在美国的俄罗斯公民。其中一个被提到的名字是维克托·布特。他是臭名昭著的军火商。美国表示，布特和其他俄罗斯公民是在公平审判中被判刑的，但惠兰是无辜的。我采访了前美国情报官员，他们说像惠兰这种有军事背景、公开前往俄罗斯旅行……

SHAPIRO: OK.

夏皮罗：好。

MYRE: ...to Russia and was on social media would never be used for an espionage case in a very risky environment like Russia.

迈尔：而且曾在社交媒体上露面的人，绝不会被安排参与俄罗斯这种极为危险环境中的间谍工作。

SHAPIRO: That's NPR's Greg Myre. Thank you.

夏皮罗：以上是NPR新闻的格雷格·迈尔。谢谢你。

MYRE: Thank you.

迈尔：谢谢。