Debbie Dingell
Debbie Dingell
01/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/08/2024 23:42
Dingell Statement on Release of Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell released the following statement in response to the news US Marine Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich have been released from custody in Russia.
"I'm incredibly thankful and relieved to learn that after years of wrongful imprisonment, both Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich are in American custody and on their way home. Their detainment has been an affront to due process, international law, and human rights, and we have never given up hope or stopped working for one moment to ensure their release. Paul is a Michigander who lived in Novi before his imprisonment, and his parents still live in my district. I have become friends with them and Paul's siblings as I have worked with them and I have seen how difficult this has been, and know how tireless they have been in their efforts to bring him home. I'm thankful to the Biden Administration and everyone who has remained committed to securing their freedom, and hope they are reunited with their families as soon as possible. Now we must give those who have been released and their families the time and space they need to recover and heal from their experiences."
"I'm incredibly thankful and relieved to learn that after years of wrongful imprisonment, both Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich are in American custody and on their way home. Their detainment has been an affront to due process, international law, and human rights, and we have never given up hope or stopped working for one moment to ensure their release. Paul is a Michigander who lived in Novi before his imprisonment, and his parents still live in my district. I have become friends with them and Paul's siblings as I have worked with them and I have seen how difficult this has been, and know how tireless they have been in their efforts to bring him home. I'm thankful to the Biden Administration and everyone who has remained committed to securing their freedom, and hope they are reunited with their families as soon as possible. Now we must give those who have been released and their families the time and space they need to recover and heal from their experiences."