[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 67 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 91
117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 67
Calling for the immediate release of Trevor Reed, a United States
citizen who was unjustly found guilty and sentenced to 9 years in a
Russian prison.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 22, 2021
Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr.
Peters, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Rubio) submitted the following resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
June 24, 2021
Reported by Mr. Menendez, without amendment
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RESOLUTION
Calling for the immediate release of Trevor Reed, a United States
citizen who was unjustly found guilty and sentenced to 9 years in a
Russian prison.
Whereas United States citizen Trevor Reed is a resident of Granbury, Texas, and
a United States Marine Corps veteran;
Whereas Trevor Reed traveled to Moscow, Russia to visit his girlfriend on May
16, 2019;
Whereas Moscow City Police detained Trevor Reed on August 16, 2019;
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 station, causing
the vehicle to swerve;
Whereas Trevor Reed was not given food or water until approximately 72 hours
after his initial arrest;
Whereas Trevor Reed was not given a medical evaluation of his injuries until 10
days following his arrest;
Whereas the defense team representing Trevor Reed--
(1) presented video evidence to the courts that disproved the
statements by the police officers about supposed endangerment and
wrongdoing; and
(2) was denied access to additional video evidence from inside the
police vehicle and police station that had the potential to prove Trevor
Reed was innocent;
Whereas the police officers claimed emotional and physical damages, but they did
not sustain any visible injuries or claim any time missed from work;
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procedural law was violated in the way that Trevor Reed's bail was
revoked;
Whereas the United States Embassy in Moscow has filed complaints with the
Russian Foreign Ministry regarding denial of communications with Trevor
Reed;
Whereas during the trial, the defense counsel representing Trevor Reed presented
59 minutes of traffic camera video from 4 traffic cameras that showed
the police car--
(1) did not change direction or leave its lane;
(2) did not swerve; and
(3) did not stop or slow down;
Whereas the Investigative Bureau and Golovinsky District Court Judge Dimitry
Arnout denied a request by Trevor Reed to investigate how his injuries
occurred;
Whereas, on July 30, 2020, Judge Arnout read a verdict that dismissed all
defense evidence, witnesses, and government experts and only considered
select excerpts of the statements by the police officers;
Whereas the judge sentenced Trevor Reed to 9 years in a prison camp even
though--
(1) no person had previously been sentenced to more than 8 years in
prison for similar crimes; and
(2) lesser sentences have been given to individuals who used weapons to
inflict life threatening injuries to police officers;
Whereas the judge also ordered Trevor Reed to pay 100,000 rubles to each police
officer for moral and physical injuries;
Whereas Trevor Reed had already been detained in Russia for 1 year at the time
of the verdict by the judge;
Whereas, after Trevor Reed was sentenced, the United States Ambassador to
Russia, John Sullivan, stated that--
(1) the case by the prosecution and the evidence presented against
Trevor Reed were ``so preposterous that they provoked laughter in the
courtroom'';
(2) the conviction and sentence were ``ridiculous''; and
(3) ``justice was not even considered'';
Whereas upon appeal to the Moscow City Court, the Golovinsky District Court
failed to provide Trevor Reed with translated copies of the decision by
the court and trial transcripts as required by law; 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 court: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) calls on the Government of the Russian Federation
immediately release Trevor Reed and all other prisoners
arrested for political motivations;
(2) condemns the practice of politically motivated
imprisonment in the Russian Federation, which violates the
commitments of the Russian Federation to international
obligations with respect to human rights and the rule of law;
(3) urges the United States Government, in all interactions
with the Government of the Russian Federation, to raise the
case of Trevor Reed and to press for his release;
(4) expresses support for Trevor Reed, Paul Whelan, and all
prisoners unjustly imprisoned in the Russian Federation;
(5) urges the Government of the Russian Federation provide
unrestricted consular access to Trevor Reed while he remains in
detention;
(6) until the release of Trevor Reed, calls on the
Government of the Russian Federation to--
(A) provide Trevor Reed any necessary medical
treatment and personal protective equipment;
(B) notify the United States Ambassador to Russia
of any medical problems or complaints that arise during
his detention; and
(C) provide the United States Embassy in Moscow
with full access to all of the medical records of
Trevor Reed;
(7) urges the Government of the Russian Federation to
respect universally recognized human rights of Trevor Reed; and
(8) expresses support to the family of Trevor Reed and a
commitment to bringing Trevor Reed home.
Calendar No. 91
117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 67
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RESOLUTION
Calling for the immediate release of Trevor Reed, a United States
citizen who was unjustly found guilty and sentenced to 9 years in a
Russian prison.
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June 24, 2021
Reported without amendment