URGENT: Request for the Release Of American Journalist Gonzalo Lira From Illegal Arrest/Detention by SBU (Ukrainian Security Forces)
Robert Morningstar's Open Letter to Senators Kirsten Gillibrand & Charles Schumer (D-NY)
URGENT:
Request for the Release Of American Journalist Gonzalo Lira
From Illegal Arrest/Detention by Ukrainian Security Forces
in Reply to:-> Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s New York Minute
By Robert D. Morningstar
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Dear Senator Gillibrand,
Senator Charles Schumer, Senator Rand Paul,
Senator Ron Johnson, Gov. Ron DeSantis, RFK Jr. et al. :
I am an investigative journalist and radio news show host residing in New York City.
I am writing to you because I am greatly concerned about the safety and well-being of an international journalist, an American citizen, a reporter named Gonzalo Lira, who was arrested 3 months ago by the Ukrainian SBU (secret security police) for his reports regarding the conduct of the war in Ukraine.
Gonzalo Lira is a courageous and bona fide international journalist who reported many times on my radio show and on many other news programs daily from the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Three (3) months ago, the Ukrainian security police arrived at his door and he was summarily arrested with no charges. His arrest was video taped and I have seen the video many times.
Below is a video report on the arrest of Gonzalo Lira:
Gonzalo Lira complied and did not resist his arrest, which was illegal and which violates all norms for the treatment of journalists under the Geneva Convention.
Since that time, there has been no word from Ukrainian authorities as to his location, his legal status or his well-being.
It is well-known and greatly publicized that Joe Biden was able to secure the release of a convicted drug trafficker named Brittany Griner after her arrest, conviction and sentencing to prison by a criminal court in Russia.
https://www.cnn.com › 2022 › 08 › 04 › europe › brittney-griner-trial › index.html
WNBA star Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian jail ... - CNN
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Aug 5, 2022 Brittney Griner: WNBA star sentenced to 9 years in Russian jail for drug-smuggling | CNN WNBA star Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian jail for drug-smuggling
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The same concern should be shown for the well-being of journalist Gonzalo Lira, an innocent journalist, convicted of no crime, who is under arrest and secretly in detention by the Zelensky government without a trial or charges filed against him.
I think that it is incumbent upon you, Senator Schumer and the Biden Administration to inquire of the Ukrainian government as to the location, status and well-being of Gonzalo Lira and to make exerted efforts to secure the release of Gonzalo Lira from illegal custody and incarceration by the Ukrainian government and their secret police.
Thank you for your assistance in this urgent matter,
Sincerely
Robert D. Morningstar
Investigative Journalist
Host of
The Morningstar News Report
on Revolution Radio & WBOU 106.9 FM (Chicago/Milwaukee)
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On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 6:01 PM Senator Kirsten Gillibrand <senator@gillibrand.senate.gov> wrote:
Welcome to Kirsten’s New York Minute!
Here’s what she’s been up to this week:
1. Championing equal rights
100 years after it was first introduced, Kirsten is leading a new effort to codify the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution and finally guarantee equal rights for all Americans regardless of sex. Her ERA Now resolution will be a model for Democrats across the country on how to protect reproductive rights.
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Thank You for Contacting Me
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
5:04 PM (30 minutes ago)
Thank you for contacting my office. Your thoughts and concerns are very important to me and you will receive a more detailed response shortly. I sincerely appreciate your patience in waiting for this response, as our mail volume is often significant.
If this is a request for assistance with a federal agency or an immigration case, please contact my Department of Constituent Affairs directly by phone at (212) 688 - 6262 or email casework@gillibrand.senate.gov .
Thank you again for contacting my office.
Sincerely,
Kirsten Gillibrand
United States Senator*******
Readers take note: I ask for your support to free Gonzalo Lira and I urge each of you to call Senator Gillibrand at the number she listed to express your support for Gonzalo Lira.
Please call (212) 688 - 6262 and let Senator Gillibrand and your own representatives in Congress (both in The House & The US Senate) know that Gonzalo Lira should be freed immediately.
Edited by Robert D. Morningstar
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