FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Release # 014-00
Monday, January 10, 2000
Contact: Sunny Mindel (212) 788-2958
"This is precisely what we've been calling for. This case should be decided by a judge in America with the focus on the child and not politics. Elian's mother lost her life during her futile effort to escape a brutal Communist regime that routinely suppresses human rights. Clearly, she wanted her son to grow up in America. His father's comments must be weighed against the reality that he is not free to express his true wishes."