A U.S. Maritime Corps reservist jailed in Mexico for nearly three months is said to be upbeat and healthier, according to two U.S. lawmakers who visited Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi more than the weekend. Republican Rep. Ed Royce of California, who chairs the Property Foreign Affairs Committee, and Republican Rep. Matt Salmon from Arizona, chairman of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, traveled to Tecate, Mexico, on Saturday to fulfill with Tahmooressi. The adorned Marine has been jailed in Mexico on weapons costs since April 1 after driving his truck into Tijuana -- he suggests accidentally -- with 3 private fireplace arms, like a shotgun, .forty five caliber pistol and an AR-fifteen. All of the guns have been legally registered in the United States. But in Mexico, firearm possession is almost fully illegal. Tahmooressi was mentioned to be in good spirits, Royce mentioned in a statement. A picture of Tahmooressi, standing in between the two lawmakers, was posted to the Twitter page of the Property Overseas Affairs Committee. It showed what appears to be a wholesome Tahmooressi with a slight smile on his confront. "Following checking out with Sgt. Tahmooressi for the second time in two weeks, I continue being self-assured that his situation is improving and will end with his launch in the near potential," Salmon said in a assertion. "His spirits continue to be upbeat and he has total self-assurance in his new lawyer," he extra. Tahmooressi is now on his 3rd legal professional, Tijuana-based mostly law firm Fernando Benitez, mentioned his mom, Jill Tahmooress 信箱服務. The first two protection attorneys had been dismissed by the loved ones after a conflict of how to proceed with the Marine's legal protection, the family members informed . "Last week, Andrew was despondent since for a portion of it, he was with out legal illustration. We're a lot more optimistic now," his mom mentioned in a phone contact with . But more than eighty days given that he was initial imprisoned, Tahmooressi's protection nevertheless has not submitted evidence to the court docket to counter the prosecutor's proof, his mom told . "With Mr. Benitez on the situation, it really is a good factor," she said. "He's a veteran Tijuana attorney not fearful to get on higher-profile instances. His strategy is capable." Tahmooressi was to begin with held in Tijuana's La Mesa Penitentiary for the initial month. There, his family members states, he was subjected to torture by the jail guards and inmates. "He instructed me that he tried to kill himself [whilst he was in La Mesa] due to the fact they have been likely to torture him for information about our family," his mother told . "By the grace of God he did not hit an artery [when he attempted to slice his neck]." Now in El Hongo Penitentiary in Tecate, Mexico, about an hour and a half east of Tijuana, Tahmooressi is mentioned to be carrying out well, in accordance to his family members. While U.S.存倉
- Jun 23 Mon 2014 16:00
Maritime jailed in Mexico is upbeat, two congressmen say
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