Scott, Rubio, Durbin, and Colleagues Reaffirm Call for the Immediate Release of Dr. Gulshan Abbas

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, joined Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and colleagues in issuing the following joint statement ahead of the six-year anniversary of Dr. Gulshan Abbas’ unjust imprisonment:

“Dr. Gulshan Abbas has suffered more than six years of cruel and unjust imprisonment at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party solely because of the tireless political advocacy led by her sister, who is a U.S. citizen. Leaders and human rights organizations worldwide have repeatedly called for her release. No human being should be jailed by a foreign government for the perceived crimes of a family member. We reaffirm the call for the immediate release of Dr. Abbas.”

Senators Scott, Rubio, and Durbin were joined by Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Congressmen Chris Smith (R-N.J.), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.).