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Statement by Senator John McCain on the Death of Otto Warmbier

Statement

Date: June 19, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Foreign Affairs

U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on the death of Otto Warmbier:

"I was saddened to learn about the death of Otto Warmbier today following his unjust imprisonment and torture in North Korea. I send my heartfelt condolences to Otto's family and friends as they grieve this tragic loss.

"Let us state the facts plainly: Otto Warmbier, an American citizen, was murdered by the Kim Jong-un regime. In the final year of his life, he lived the nightmare in which the North Korean people have been trapped for 70 years: forced labor, mass starvation, systematic cruelty, torture, and murder.

"North Korea is threatening its neighbors, destabilizing the Asia-Pacific region, and rapidly developing the technology to strike the American homeland with nuclear weapons. Now it has escalated to brutalizing Americans, including three other citizens currently imprisoned in North Korea. The United States of America cannot and should not tolerate the murder of its citizens by hostile powers."


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