MOSCOW. Aug 23 (Interfax) - The Moscow Lefortovsky District Court has extended suspected U.S. spy Paul Whelan's arrest by two months.
"The investigator's request is upheld, and the arrest of defendant Whelan is extended until October 29," Judge Yelena Kaneva said.
The investigators will use these two months to wrap up the preliminary inquiry and, possibily, to refer the case to court, which will consider its merits.