MOSCOW (AP) – The U.S. ambassador to Russia visited a former jailed Marine on Monday for assaulting police officers in Moscow and called his sentence a parody of justice.
Trevor Reed, 29, convicted in July and sentenced to nine years in prison for an August 2019 altercation in Moscow, where he was reading Russian and visiting his girlfriend, allegedly assaulted officers who took him to a police station after picking him up.a night of excessive alcohol consumption at a party.
The Russian government said Reed was in a police car when he grabbed the driver’s arm, diverted him to another lane and elbowed another officer who tried to intervene, but investigators did not give the defense team the video that had been recorded inside the police.Car.
“He stopped and condemned on the basis of ridiculous evidence,” U.S. Ambassador John Sullivan said outside Moscow’s criminal after being interned for two hours.”I am proud to say as an American that Trevor turns out to be as well as an incredibly impressive young man and it hurts me to see him arrested in those circumstances.
“It is vital that you receive the medical remedy you want and we will pray for that vigorously and of course for your release so that you can return to the United States,” Sullivan said.
He did not specify Reed’s medical problems, but Reed’s mother had told The Associated Press in the past that he had blood pressure and a heart rate.
Reed is one of three Americans imprisoned or detained in Russia in questionable circumstances.Paul Whelan, a former corporate security officer, convicted of espionage in June and sentenced to 16 years.His lawyer said his consumer had gained a USB stick containing confidential data he made.I don’t know Investment banker Michael Calvey has been under space arrest since April 2019, facing fraud charges.
Although President Donald Trump has publicly asked Sweden to release rapper A$AP Rocky while he was detained there for assault, he has not made Reed’s case public.
“I know that President Trump has been informed and is involved about the detention of Trevor Reed and other Americans unjustly detained in Russia,” Sullivan said.”I don’t need to go into details about what the President or other senior Government Officials Array …I have said or done so in conversations with Russian government officials.”
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