Today, Senator Russ Feingold, chairman of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, released a statement condemning the arrest of Roy Bennett, urging President Obama to take action to promote his immediate release:
Washington, D.C. - Following reports of the arrest of Roy Bennett, the Treasurer-General of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change and designated Deputy Minister of Agriculture in Zimbabwe’s new unity government, U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, released the following statement:
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