The family of ex-Marine Paul Whelan, 48, learnt of his arrest on Monday from news reports after wondering why they had not heard from him for days. His twin brother David Whelan says he knew ...

David Whelan comments on his brother's arrest by Russian authorities According to his service record, released on Wednesday by the US Marine Corps, Paul Whelan joined the Marine Reserves in 1994 ...

Since Whelan was detained, his brother, David Whelan, and his family have ... "Keeping an innocent man detained after a sham trial and bogus arrest is unjust. That's why I'm calling on Vladimir ...

"In our appeal we ask to cancel the decision by the Lefortovsky court on arresting Whelan and also to reverse the ruling of the Moscow City Court, which upheld his arrest," the lawyer said.