WND - State Dept. AWOL on Human-Rights Hearing

By Michael Carl, WND.com

Representatives of the U. S. State Department were nowhere to be found as the U. S. House Lantos Commission on Human Rights held a hearing on American Pastor Saeed Abedini, who is being held in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison.

Commission Co-Chair Frank Wolf, R-Va., made note of the State Department’s absence. . . .

American Center for Law and Justice Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow said the State Department’s absence is without excuse.

“The State Department today was a no-show – AWOL – absent without leave. The failure of our government to attend and speak out forcefully on behalf of this U.S. citizen imprisoned in Iran is deeply troubling,” Sekulow said. “Today’s absence sadly reflects what has been a lack of engagement by our State Department.”. . .

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