Russian President Dmitri Medvedev pardoned Sutyagin and three other convicted spies after they signed documents admitting their guilt.

VOA: standard.2010.07.09

After the group was pardoned, Berhanu went to the United States, where he teaches economics at a university in the state of Pennsylvania.

VOA: standard.2009.05.25

After being pardoned in 2007, Berhanu went to the United States, where he founded the May 15 movement, which calls Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's government 'illegitimate' and advocates its ouster.

VOA: standard.2009.12.23