Opinion: The U.S. must stand up to Erdogan and his politically motivated detentions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday. By Roger Wicker April 9 at 5:50 PM Roger Wicker, a Republican, represents Mississippi in the U.S. Senate. He is also co-chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission.
Sadly, the pastor’s release did not put an end to Erdogan’s hostage-taking. Today, the Turkish government continues to hold at least one American citizen and two Turkish employees of the U.S. government on false charges.
These men are all innocent. Not only have they lost irreplaceable time with their families, but the physical and psychological toll of their ordeal also means they may never be the same once they regain their liberty. This week, I introduced the bipartisan Defending United States Citizens and Diplomatic Staff from Political Prosecutions Act of 2019, which would require the president to impose sanctions on all senior Turkish officials responsible for these wrongful detentions, including barring them from travel to the United States and freezing any assets they have here.
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