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Assistant Secretary P.J. Crowley on the Charging of Alan Gross

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs Philip J. Crowley


2011-02-04

As Secretary Clinton has said, Alan Gross has been harshly and unfairly jailed for too long.

We deplore the Cuban government’s announcement that Cuban prosecutors intend to seek a 20 year sentence against Mr. Gross. As we have said many times before Mr. Gross is a dedicated international development worker who was in Cuba providing support to members of the Cuban Jewish community. He has been held without charges for more than a year, contrary to all international human rights obligations and commitments regarding justice and due process. He should be home with his family now.


 

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