Original sentence: After several re-trails, the Court of the Pacific Fleet acquitted Pasko on all counts except espionage, and convicted him to four years of imprisonment for treason in December 25, 2001.But he was found guilty of “abuse of his official position”, and was senteced to three years imprisonment.He was found not guilty of treason due to lack of evidence
Edited sentence: After several re-trails, the Court of the Pacific Fleet acquitted Pasko on all counts except espionage, and convicted him to four years of hard labor for high treason in December 25, 2001.He was acquitted of treason due to lack of evidence.The trial was subject to significant international attention.Yet, he was convicted to three years for “abuse of his official position”, although he had never been charged with this crime