Israeli backpacker jailed in Russia files for pardon An Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges has submitted a petition to be pardoned by President Vladimir PutinFILE - In this file photo taken on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, Israeli Naama Issachar gestures during an appeal hearings in a courtroom in Moscow, Russia. Israeli Issachar jailed in Russia on drug charges has submitted a petition to be pardoned by President Vladimir Putin. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr., File)FILE - In this file photo taken on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, Israeli Naama Issachar gestures during an appeal hearings in a courtroom in Moscow, Russia. Israeli Issachar jailed in Russia on drug charges has submitted a petition to be pardoned by President Vladimir Putin. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr., File) The Associated PressMOSCOW -- An Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges has submitted a petition to be pardoned by President Vladimir Putin.

Source: ABC News January 26, 2020 15:33 UTC