,,iii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #fg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #bb1 #bjba,mr4 ,cornyn submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,calling for the immediate release of ,trevor ,reed1 a ,united ,states citizen who was unjustly found guilty and sentenced to #i years in a ,russian prison4 ,whereas ,united ,states citizen ,trevor ,reed is a resident of ,granbury1 ,texas1 and a ,united ,states ,marine ,corps veteran2 ,whereas ,trevor ,reed traveled to ,moscow1 ,russia to visit his girlfriend on ,may #af1 #bjai2 ,whereas ,moscow ,city ,police detained ,trevor ,reed on ,august #af1 #bjai2 ,whereas ,trevor ,reed was accused of endangering the lives of the police officers by grabbing the arm of the police officer driving the vehicle and elbowing another officer while enroute to the police station1 causing the vehicle to swerve2 ,whereas ,trevor ,reed was not given food or water until approximately #gb hours after his initial arrest2 ,whereas ,trevor ,reed was not given a medical evaluation of his injuries until #aj days following his arrest2 ,whereas the defense team representing ,trevor ,reed-- 7#a7 presented video evidence to the courts that disproved the statements by the police officers about supposed endangerment and wrongdoing2 and 7#b7 was denied access to additional video evidence from inside the police vehicle and police station that had the potential to prove ,trevor ,reed was innocent2 ,whereas the police officers claimed emotional and physical damages1 but they did not sustain any visible injuries or claim any time missed from work2 ,whereas the ,constitutional ,supreme ,court of the ,russian ,federation and the ,second ,court of ,cassation of ,general ,jurisdiction concurred that ,russian procedural law was violated in the way that ,trevor ,reed's bail was revoked2 ,whereas the ,united ,states ,embassy in ,moscow has filed complaints with the ,russian ,foreign ,ministry regarding denial of communications with ,trevor ,reed2 ,whereas during the trial1 the defense counsel representing ,trevor ,reed presented #ei minutes of traffic camera video from #d traffic cameras that showed the police car-- 7#a7 did not change direction or leave its lane2 7#b7 did not swerve2 and 7#c7 did not stop or slow down2 ,whereas the ,investigative ,bureau and ,golovinsky ,district ,court ,judge ,dimitry ,arnout denied a request by ,trevor ,reed to investigate how his injuries occurred2 ,whereas1 on ,july #cj1 #bjbj1 ,judge ,arnout read a verdict that dismissed all defense evidence1 witnesses1 and government experts and only considered select excerpts of the statements by the police officers2 ,whereas the judge sentenced ,trevor ,reed to #i years in a prison camp even though-- 7#a7 no person had previously been sentenced to more than #h years in prison for similar crimes2 and 7#b7 lesser sentences have been given to individuals who used weapons to inflict life threatening injuries to police officers2 ,whereas the judge also ordered ,trevor ,reed to pay #ajj1jjj rubles to each police officer for moral and physical injuries2 ,whereas ,trevor ,reed had already been detained in ,russia for #a year at the time of the verdict by the judge2 ,whereas1 after ,trevor ,reed was sentenced1 the ,united ,states ,ambassador to ,russia1 ,john ,sullivan1 stated that-- 7#a7 the case by the prosecution and the evidence presented against ,trevor ,reed were so preposterous that they provoked laughter in the courtroom2 7#b7 the conviction and sentence were ridiculous2 and 7#c7 justice was not even considered2 ,whereas upon appeal to the ,moscow ,city ,court1 the ,golovinsky ,district ,court failed to provide ,trevor ,reed with translated copies of the decision by the court and trial transcripts as required by law2 and ,whereas ,judge ,arnout refused to correct corrupted transcripts even after being provided third-party certified corrections and ordered to do so by the appeals court3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 calls on the ,government of the ,russian ,federation immediately release ,trevor ,reed and all other prisoners arrested for political motivations2 7#b7 condemns the practice of politically motivated imprisonment in the ,russian ,federation1 which violates the commitments of the ,russian ,federation to international obligations with respect to human rights and the rule of law2 7#c7 urges the ,united ,states ,government1 in all interactions with the ,government of the ,russian ,federation1 to raise the case of ,trevor ,reed and to press for his release2 7#d7 expresses support for ,trevor ,reed1 ,paul ,whelan1 and all prisoners unjustly imprisoned in the ,russian ,federation2 7#e7 urges the ,government of the ,russian ,federation provide unrestricted consular access to ,trevor ,reed while he remains in detention2 7#f7 until the release of ,trevor ,reed1 calls on the ,government of the ,russian ,federation to-- 7,a7 provide ,trevor ,reed any necessary medical treatment and personal protective equipment2 7,b7 notify the ,united ,states ,ambassador to ,russia of any medical problems or complaints that arise during his detention2 and 7,c7 provide the ,united ,states ,embassy in ,moscow with full access to all of the medical records of ,trevor ,reed2 7#g7 urges the ,government of the ,russian ,federation to respect universally recognized human rights of ,trevor ,reed2 and 7#h7 expresses support to the family of ,trevor ,reed and a commitment to bringing ,trevor ,reed home4