Monday, May 26, 2014

SECRETARY OF STATE KERRY'S STATEMENT ON DETAINED U.S. CITIZEN AMIR HEKMATI

FROM:  THE STATE DEPARTMENT 

Detained U.S. Citizen Amir Hekmati

Press Statement
John Kerry
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
May 26, 2014


On this Memorial Day, we honor brave Americans who gave their lives for the notion that someone else's freedom is connected to our own. But this Memorial Day also marks another milestone: 1,000 days since an American veteran, Amir Hekmati, was unjustly detained while he was visiting his family in Iran.

Mr. Hekmati has spent almost three years in an Iranian prison on false espionage charges. We remain especially concerned about reports of Mr. Hekmati’s health in prison.

Mr. Hekmati’s family in the United States has endured the hardship of his absence for too long. He is the eldest son, and his family misses him and needs him home.

We respectfully request that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran release Mr. Hekmati so that he may be reunited with his family in the United States.

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