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Maxine Russell notifies her congressman
THE STATE DEPARTMENT
CONTINUES
TO OBSTRUCT
MAXINE RUSSELL’S EFFORTS
TO GET JUSTICE FOR HER SON.
WHY IS THE STATE DEPARTMENT
KEEPING HER FROM CONTACTING
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT?
On April 11, 2007, Maxine Russell had a public event scheduled at the Chinese consulate in Los Angeles. There, she was going to present a formal complaint to the Chinese government demanding an investigation into the murder of her son Darren Russell.
When she arrived, she was intercepted by two special agents from the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Services division. She was told that she could not deliver a complaint to the Chinese government. This was because the State Department special agents had gone into the Chinese consulate prior to Maxine Russell’s arrival and informed Chinese officials that she would be delivering a complaint. She was informed that she could not enter the Chinese consulate, the front doors of which are always open for deliveries, because her entry would amount to “trespassing on foreign soil.”
Why is our own government going to such efforts to obstruct Maxine Russell’s lawful activities, considering as well she had obtained the necessary permits to be there in the first place? Why is the State Department going to such efforts to harass and intimidate a grieving mother from trying to do everything within the law to get justice for her murdered son?
Following this questionable (if not unlawful) intervention by the State Department on April 11, Maxine Russell contacted her congressman to ensure this incident was properly documented and followed up.
Is this American diplomacy in action when a citizen of the United States has been murdered in China?
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