Texas Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn are calling on the release of a Houston man considered by United Nations as wrongfully detained in China.
In 2012, Mark Swidan was on a business trip in China to purchase flooring for construction work. On Nov. 13, 2012, Chinese authorities detained the then 38-year-old and accused him of trafficking drugs. However, records indicate Swidan hadn't even been in China during the time of the alleged crime.
In an interview Monday with FOX 26, Senator Cruz said he recently introduced a resolution calling for President Joe Biden’s administration to use every tool possible to free Swidan. "The Chinese government won’t allow the U.S. Consulate personnel to talk to him," said Cruz. "They won’t allow his mother to talk to him. His conditions are dire."There are new calls for the release of Texas Mark Swidan who is held as a prisoner in China after being 'wrongfully detained' in 2012. FOX 26’s Matthew Seedorff spoke with Swidan's mother who continues to hope for his release.
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