January 27, 2020 12:00 pm

MOSCOW (VINnews) — The Moscow region pardon commission discussing the case of Israeli-American Naama Issachar recommended that she be pardoned and released, according to Russian media reports on Monday.

The recommendation wll now be forwarded to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who will have the final say.

“Naama, her relatives and lawyers hope that President Putin will make the decision to pardon Naama Issachar as soon as possible, in accordance with his constitutional authority,” Issachar’s defense team said.

Issachar had filed a formal request for apardom on Sunday, hoping it would help her case.

Issachar is currently serving a 7.5 year jail sentence in Russia, for cannabis possession.

During a trip to Israel last week, President Putin met with Issachar’s mother Yaffa, during which he told her that her daughter will be sent home.

Yaffa quoted Putin as saying, “I will return your girl home,” but he did not specify when that would happen.