An Israeli-American jailed in Russia on drug charges will file another appeal, her mother tells Hebrew media outlets.
Naama Issachar, who has been held by Russia since 9.5 grams were found in her luggage during a layover in Moscow in April, last week lost an appeal against her 7.5 year prison sentence.
“I won’t give up, even if we don’t believe in the [Russian] legal system. If I don’t appeal it as if I’m admitting guilt,” Yaffa Issachar quotes her daughter saying in comments to Channel 12 news.
Yaffa Issachar met with her daughter at the Russian prison where she is being held earlier today.
Besides seeking an appeal with a higher-level court, Issachar’s family is also considering turning to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, according to the network, which could bring more international attention to the case.
US-Israeli backpacker Naama Issachar, center, sits inside a glass cage during appeal hearings in a courtroom in Moscow, Russia, December 19, 2019. (Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr./AP)
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