Family of Ex-Marine In Russian Prison Announce He’s Going On Hunger Strike

The household of former Marine Trevor Reed has not heard from him in practically 4 months.

Trevor Reed, a Texas native, was arrested in 2019 after allegedly changing into blackout drunk and assaulting two Russian cops. The next yr, Reed was tried and given a sentence of 9 years in jail.

Reed’s household maintains that Reed didn’t do what he was accused of and that the costs have been leveled at him in order that he might be used as leverage.

The U.S. embassy in Moscow additionally finds the entire thing suspicious, reporting that the officers concerned contradicted themselves and appeared unable to recollect particulars from the alleged assault, based on KABC-TV.

In June, the household hoped for some excellent news after President Joe Biden met with Vladimir Putin. Whereas Biden stated the instances of Reed and one other prisoner and U.S. citizen, Paul Whelan, have been introduced up, nothing has appeared to consequence from the interplay.

The Reed household additionally says that the 30-year-old is at the moment at a labor camp within the Mordovia area, the place he has been stored in solitary confinement for 3 months, and the newest information is that he’s gone on a hunger strike.

The ex-Marine’s Russian girlfriend reported that his starvation strike began on Nov. 4, and his household later confirmed the information, saying that he’s taken this tack after “his arbitrary detention and Russian authorities’ quite a few and flagrant violations of his primary human rights and his rights underneath Russian regulation,” based on ABC News.

The Reeds additionally voiced their hope that their son’s starvation strike will draw the eye of the federal government and reignite the potential of a prisoner commerce. Nevertheless, Ned Value, spokesman for the State Division, stated solely that they have been conscious of the state of affairs.

After listening to in regards to the circumstances their son is being stored in and studying that he contracted COVID earlier this yr and required hospitalization, based on the New York Post, Trevor’s dad and mom are deeply involved about their son’s well-being.

“Whereas we’re immensely pleased with our son’s energy of character,” they stated in a press release on Monday, “we’re additionally extraordinarily nervous about his well being.”

Mother Paula Reed’s most up-to-date endeavor is to get a minimum of 1,000 individuals to ship messages on Veteran’s Day to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in an effort to steer them to proceed pursuing his return house.

“HELP WANTED FOR TREVOR!!” Paula posted on Fb Nov. 4. “WE NEED 1000 FRIENDS TO HELP US LET OUR GOVERNMENT KNOW THAT WE WANT TREVOR TO COME HOME ASAP!

“I AM BEGGING, THAT YOU CONTACT PRESIDENT BIDEN AND VP HARRIS ON THIS UPCOMING VETERANS’ DAY. I WILL POST DETAILS OF METHOD AND RECOMMENDED LANGUAGE TO USE HERE ON SATURDAY.

“WE ARE HOPING THAT A CONCERTED, WELL-TIMED BARRAGE OF MESSAGES ABOUT TREVOR TO THEIR IN BOXES WILL BE IMPACTFUL.”

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