Sens. Ted Cruz, John Cornyn push for release of Houston man held in Chinese prison. Mark Swidan, a Houston man who has been 'unjustly and arbitrarily' detained on drug charges since 2012, was sentenced to death in 2019.
Texas Republicans Ted Cruz and John Cornyn were among 37 senators who voted to block the Respect for Marriage Act.WASHINGTON — Texas lawmakers are renewing calls for the release of Mark Swidan, a Houston man who has been"unjustly and arbitrarily" detained on drug charges in China since 2012 and was sentenced to death in 2019.
“Secretary Blinken’s upcoming trip to Beijing should be the final chapter in this tragedy," Cruz said."I am calling on the Biden administration to use all the tools at our disposal to secure his release, and on the government of China to finally release him and return him home.” The foundation says the evidence against Swidan is entirely circumstantial: Swidan was once in a factory which police later identified as having been used to manufacture drugs.
Swidan faced a five-year trial and was detained for the length of it. He claims to have undergone severe psychological torture for the purpose of extracting a confession, according to the working group's findings. He was later sentenced to death.
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