Portland, Ore. — Theres word that Portland veterinarian Stacey Addison has started her journey back home.
Addison had been detained in east Timor since last September.
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement, I am thrilled to report that Dr. Stacey Addison has gotten her passport back, and is now on a plane returning home here to Oregon…”
Addison was detained entering east Timor, while taking a taxi with a stranger who allegedly had drugs.
She was released days later, but her passport had been confiscated. Her conditional release was then rescinded and she was taken to prison for unknown reasons.
She was released by Christmas, but Timorese officials had previously refused to return her passport.
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