,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #afe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bj1 #bjba,mr4 
,pet]s 7= himself & ,ms4 ,/ab5[7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,call+ on !   
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation to     
provide evid5ce or to release ,unit$    
,/ates citiz5 ,paul ,:elan4  ,:]eas     
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 ,paul ,:elan is a  
resid5t ( ,novi1 ,mi*igan1 & a ,unit$   
,/ates ,m>9e ,corps vet]an2 ,:]eas ,paul
 ,:elan travel$ to ,mosc[ = ! w$d+ ( a  
p]sonal fri5d on ,decemb] #bb1 #bjah2   
,:]eas ,russia's ,f$]al ,security       
,s]vice arre/$ ,paul ,:elan at !        
,metropol ,hotel 9 ,mosc[ on ,decemb]   
#bh1 #bjah1 & *>g$ him ) espionage2     
,:]eas ! ,f$]al ,security ,s]vice has   
nev] provid$ any evid5ce ( suppos$      
wrongdo+2 ,:]eas ,paul ,:elan 0         
imprison$ 9 ,le=tovo ,prison & 0 held   
!re = m ?an #ai mon?s aft] 8 arre/ 9    
pre-trial det5tion2 ,:]eas ! ,f$]al     

,security ,s]vice has n provid$ any     
evid5ce ( suppos$ wrongdo+2 ,:]eas a    
,mosc[ c\rt ext5d$ ,paul ,:elan's       
pre-trial det5tion multiple times )\t   
publicly pres5t+ ju/ification or evid5ce
 ( wrongdo+2 ,:]eas ev5 ,paul ,:elan's  
,f$]al ,security ,s]vice-appo9t$ lawy]1 
,vladimir ,zh]eb5kov1 said on ,may #bd1 
#bjai1 ,! ,f$]al ,security ,s]vice      
always rolls out :at !y h1 b 9 ?is case1
 we've se5 no?+ concrete aga9/ ,:elan 9 
five mon?s4 ,t means !re is no?+42      
,:]eas ! !n ,unit$ ,/ates ,ambassador to
 ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 ,jon ,huntsman1  
respond$ on ,april #ab1 #bjai1 to a "q  
ab\t ! det5tion ( ,paul ,:elan1 ,if !   
,russians h evid5ce1 !y %\ld br+ x =w>d4
 ,we h se5 no?+4 ,if !re 0 a case1 ,i   
?9k ! evid5ce w\ld h be5 br\ght =w>d by 
n[42 ,:]eas !n ,secret>y ( ,/ate ,mike  
,pompeo met ) ,russian ,=eign ,m9i/]    
,s]gey ,lavrov on ,may #ad1 #bjai1 &    
urg$ him to ensure ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s
 are n unju/ly held abroad2 ,:]eas !    
,kreml9 has refus$ ,paul ,:elan full    

access to 8 lawy] & ! s-call$ evid5ce   
aga9/ him1 & any evid5ce he has se5 is 9
 ,russian1 a language ,paul does n read 
or speak2 ,:]eas ,le=tovo pre-trial     
det5tion facility & ! ,m9i/ry ( ,=eign  
,affairs refus$ to provide m$ical       
treatm5t = ,paul ,:elan's m$ical        
condition1 despite be+ aw>e ( its wors5+
 /ate1 result+ 9 em]g5cy surg]y on ,may 
#bi1 #bjbj2 ,:]eas ,paul ,:elan 0       
wrongfully convict$ on ,june #ae1 #bjbj1
 & s5t5c$ to #af ye>s 9 a ,russian labor
 camp by a ?ree-judge panel1 9 a trial  
witness$ by ,unit$ ,/ates ,ambassador   
,john ,sullivan1 :o ref]r$ to x z a     
mock]y ( ju/ice due to ! d5ial ( a fair 
trial & ! exclusion ( def5se witnesses2 
,:]eas1 9 ,augu/ #bjbj1 on an unkn[n day
 because he 0 mov$ secretly1 ,paul      
,:elan 0 transf]r$ to camp ,,ik-#ag1 a  
p5al labor camp 9 ,mordovia1 :]e he is  
=c$ to "w #f days a week 9 a g>m5t      
factory2 ,:]eas ,ambassador ,john       
,sullivan1 :ile visit+ ,paul ,:elan at !
 labor camp 9 ,mordovia1 /at$ t ,russian

 au?orities ''' h nev] %[n ! _w evid5ce 
( 8 guilt1 & reit]at$ 8 call t !        
,russian au?orities correct ?is inju/ice
 & release ,mr4 ,:elan2 & ,:]eas        
,secret>y ( ,/ate ,antony ,bl9k5 spoke )
 ,russian ,=eign ,m9i/] ,s]gei ,lavrov  
on ,febru>y #d1 #bjba1 & urg$ him to    
release ,am]icans deta9$ 9 ,russia1     
includ+ ,paul ,:elan & ,trevor ,re$1 s t
 !y are able to return home to _!       
families 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 implores !      
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation pres5t 
cr$ible evid5ce on ! allegations aga9/  
,paul ,:elan or imm$iately release him f
 imprisonm5t2  7#b7 implores ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation comply ) its    
int]national treaty obligations &       
provide unre/rict$ consul> access to    
,paul ,:elan :ile he rema9s imprison$ 9 
,russia2  7#c7 calls on ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! 
,russian ,f$]ation to provide ,paul     
,:elan & all o!r political prison]s _!  
con/itutionally af=d$ due process rights
 & univ]sally recogniz$ human rights2 & 

7#d7 expresses sympa?y to ! family (    
,paul ,:elan = ?is trave/y to ju/ice &  
p]sonal h>d%ip1 & expresses hope t _!   
ordeal c soon be br\ght to a j end4