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MI SR0147
Resolution
AI Summary
- Urges the Governor of Michigan and the U.S. Congress to demand the release of Wendell Brown from detention in China.
- Brown, a former Detroit resident who moved to China in 2015 to coach football, teach English, and operate a fitness company, has been held in jail since September 2016 without conviction.
- Brown was arrested following a bar altercation where he was accused of hitting a man but claims he was acting in self-defense by blocking bottles being thrown at him.
- Brown's trial occurred in July 2017 with no verdict rendered as of the resolution's drafting, resulting in a detention period of approximately one and a half years.
- Directs copies of the resolution be sent to the Governor, President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Michigan's congressional delegation.
Legislative Description
A resolution to urge the Governor of Michigan and the Congress of the United States to demand Wendell Brown be released from detention in China.
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Government Operations
3/21/2018
Committee Referrals
Government Operations3/21/2018
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