Calling for the immediate release of Trevor Reed, a United States citizen who was unjustly sentenced to 9 years in a Russian prison.

H. Res. 1115 In the House of Representatives, U. S., December 3, 2020. Whereas United States citizen Trevor Reed is a resident of Granbury, Texas, and a United States Marine Corps vet- eran; Whereas Trevor Reed traveled to Moscow to visit his girlfriend on May 16, 2019; Whereas Moscow’s Police Service detained Trevor Reed on August 16, 2019; Whereas Trevor Reed was accused of grabbing the arm of the police officer driving the vehicle and elbowing another of- ficer while en route to the police station, causing the ve- hicle to swerve and therefore endangering the lives of the police officers; Whereas the United States Embassy in Moscow has filed nu- merous diplomatic complaints with the Russian Foreign Ministry regarding Trevor Reed being denied consular ac- cess, communications, medical treatment, family visita- tions, and other violations of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations; Whereas Trevor Reed’s defense team presented video evidence from traffic camera footage to the courts that disproves the police officers’ statements of supposed endangerment and wrongdoing; 2 •HRES 1115 EH Whereas Trevor Reed’s defense team was denied access to additional video evidence from the police vehicle and po- lice station that had the potential to prove his innocence; Whereas the police officers claimed emotional and physical damages, but did not sustain any visible injury, or claim any time missed from work; Whereas the Constitutional Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and the Second Court of Cassation of General Jurisdiction concurred that Russian procedural law was violated in the way that Trevor Reed’s bail was revoked; Whereas the United States Embassy in Moscow has filed complaints with the Russian Foreign Ministry regarding denial of communications with Trevor Reed; Whereas during the trial, the defense counsel presented 59 minutes of traffic camera video that showed the police car— (1) did not change direction or leave its lane; (2) did not swerve; and (3) did not stop or slow down; Whereas, on July 30, 2020, Golovinsky District Court Judge Arnout read a verdict that dismissed all defense evidence, witnesses, and government experts and included informa- tion from the investigator’s case files that were not dis- cussed or read into the court files; Whereas the judge sentenced Trevor Reed to 9 years in pris- on camp and was ordered to pay 100,000 rubles to each police officer for moral and physical injuries; Whereas Trevor Reed had already been detained in Russia for 1 year at the time of the judge’s verdict; and Whereas, the United States Ambassador to Russia, John Sul- livan, upon Trevor’s sentencing, stated that the prosecu- 3 •HRES 1115 EH tion’s case and the evidence presented against Mr. Reed were ‘‘so preposterous that they provoked laughter in the courtroom’’, the conviction and sentence were ‘‘ridicu- lous’’, and ‘‘justice was not even considered’’: Now, there- fore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— (1) expresses support for Trevor Reed, Paul Whelan, and all prisoners unjustly imprisoned in the Russian Federation; (2) condemns the practice of politically motivated imprisonment in the Russian Federation, which violates the commitments of the Russian Federation to inter- national obligations with respect to human rights and the rule of law; (3) urges the United States Government, in all its interactions with the Government of the Russian Federa- tion, to raise the case of Trevor Reed and to press for his release; (4) calls on the Government of the Russian Federa- tion to immediately release Trevor Reed and all other prisoners arrested for political motivations; (5) urges the Government of the Russian Federa- tion to provide unrestricted consular access to Trevor Reed while he remains in detention as required under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations; 4 •HRES 1115 EH (6) calls on the Government of the Russian Federa- tion— (A) to provide Trevor Reed any necessary med- ical treatment and personal protective equipment; (B) to notify the United States Embassy in Moscow of any medical problems or complaints that arise during his detention; and (C) to provide the United States Embassy in Moscow with full access to all of Trevor Reed’s medical records; (7) urges the Government of the Russian Federa- tion to respect Trevor Reed’s universally recognized human rights; and (8) expresses support to the family of Trevor Reed and commitment to bringing Trevor Reed home. Attest: Clerk.