,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #aef  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #cj1 #bjbc,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$]ation to     
release ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 ,paul      
,:elan4  ,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5    
,paul ,:elan is a resid5t ( ,novi1      
,mi*igan1 & a vet]an ( ! ,m>9e ,corps2  
,:]eas1 on ,decemb] #bb1 #bjah1 ,paul   
,:elan travel$ to ,mosc[1 ,russia1 = !  
w$d+ ( a p]sonal fri5d2 ,:]eas1 on      
,decemb] #bh1 #bjah1 ! ,f$]al ,security 
,s]vice ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation arre/$   
,paul ,:elan at ! ,metropol ,hotel 9    
,mosc[ & *>g$ him ) espionage2 ,:]eas ! 
,f$]al ,security ,s]vice has nev]       
provid$ any evid5ce ( suppos$ wrongdo+ )
 respect to ,paul ,:elan2 ,:]eas ,paul  
,:elan 0 imprison$ 9 ,le=tovo ,prison & 
0 held 9 pretrial det5tion at ! prison =
 m ?an #ai mon?s aft] 8 arre/2 ,:]eas a 

,mosc[ c\rt ext5d$ ,paul ,:elan's       
pretrial det5tion multiple times )\t    
publicly pres5t+ ju/ification or evid5ce
 ( wrongdo+2 ,:]eas ev5 ,vladimir       
,zh]eb5kov1 ! lawy] appo9t$ by ! ,f$]al 
,security ,s]vice to repres5t ,paul     
,:elan1 said on ,may #bd1 #bjai1 ,!     
,f$]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$ to provide ,paul     
,:elan ) full access to 8 lawy]1 & !    

s-call$ evid5ce aga9/ ,paul ,:elan & any
 evid5ce he has se5 is 9 ,russian1 a    
language ,:elan does n read or speak2   
,:]eas ! ,le=tovo pretrial 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 ! trial z a     
mock]y ( ju/ice due to ! d5ial ( a fair 
trial & ! exclusion ( def5se witnesses2 
,:]eas1 9 ,augu/ #bjbj1 on an unkn[n    
day1 ,paul ,:elan 0 secretly transf]r$  
to camp ,,ik-#ag1 a p5al labor camp 9   
,mordovia1 ,russia1 :]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 = ! ,russian au?orities
 to correct ?is inju/ice & release ,paul
 ,:elan2 ,:]eas ,secret>y ( ,/ate       
,antony ,bl9k5 spoke ) ,russian ,=eign  
,m9i/] ,s]gei ,lavrov on ,febru>y #d1   
#bjba1 & urg$ him to release ,unit$     
,/ates citiz5s deta9$ 9 ! ,russian      
,f$]ation1 includ+ ,paul ,:elan &       
,trevor ,re$1 s t !y are able to return 
home to _! families 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  
,:]eas1 on ,july #bc1 #bjba1 ! ,s5ate   
unanim\sly pass$ a bip>tisan resolution 
call+ = ! release ( ,:elan2 ,:]eas1 9   
,augu/ #bjba1 ,:elan 0 releas$ f a      
mon?-long /ay 9 a solit>y conf9em5t at !
 ,,ik-#ag p5al colony 9 ! region (      
,mordovia2 ,:]eas ,secret>y ,bl9k5      
press$ ! ,kreml9 to accept an (f] by !  
,unit$ ,/ates t w\ld br+ ,paul ,:elan & 
,brittney ,gr9] home 9 ,july #bjbb2     
,:]eas1 9 ,novemb] #bjbb1 ,paul ,:elan 0
 unable to contact 8 family = m ?an a   
week1 dur+ :i* "t ,russian au?orities   
claim$ ,:elan _h be5 s5t to ! hospital2 

,:]eas ,russian au?orities refus$ to    
release ,paul ,:elan z "p ( ! prison]   
ex*ange 9 ,decemb] #bjbb2 ,:]eas        
,secret>y ( ,/ate ,antony ,bl9k5 /at$1  
,8 det5tion rema9s unacceptable1 & we   
cont9ue to press = 8 imm$iate release at
 e opportunity2 & ,:]eas ,presid5t ,bid5
 /at$ t 8 adm9i/ration _h n =gott5 ab\t 
,paul ,:elan1 & promis$ to keep         
negotiat+ 9 good fai? = 8 release3 ,n[1 
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 implores 
! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation to   
imm$iately release ,paul ,:elan f       
imprisonm5t2  7#b7 implores ! ,gov]nm5t 
( ! ,russian ,f$]ation to comply )      
int]national treaty obligations &       
provide unre/rict$ consul> access to    
,paul ,:elan :ile he rema9s imprison$ 9 
! ,russian ,f$]ation2  7#c7 calls on !  
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]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 ! s9c]e   
?anks ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to ! ,gov]nm5ts 

( ,canada1 ,irel& & ! ,unit$ ,k+dom = _!
 support 9 attempt+ to release ,paul    
,:elan2 &  7#e7 expresses sympa?y to !  
family ( ,paul ,:elan = ?is trave/y to  
ju/ice & p]sonal h>d%ip & expresses hope
 t _! ordeal c soon be br\ght to a j    
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