Fed did not seek death penalty in Craig Long case
The U.S. Department of Justice will waive the death penalty The Craig Lang case, An army veteran who fought with a right-wing paramilitary unit in Ukraine, the authorities have accused him of killing a married couple in southwest Florida in April 2018.
U.S. officials and experts studying far-right extremism are paying close attention to the case. They are increasingly worried that the Americans will go to Ukraine to train and gain combat experience with the far-right armed groups.
At a state hearing held on Monday through Zoom in Myers, the Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Florida, Jesus Casas, told the court that the government has decided to abandon the death penalty in order to expedite the transfer from Kiev. (Kyiv) The act of extradition Lang (Kyiv). Live in limited house arrest.