በያዝነው ወር በችሎት ተገኝቶም ክሶቹ ፖለቲካዊ ምክንያት ያላቸው እንደሆኑ እና ወደ አሜሪካ ከተመለሰ በእስር ቤት ሕይወቱን ሙሉ ሊቆይ እንደሚችል ተናግሮ ነበር።
He reportedly argued that the charges against him are politically motivated and said he would spend the rest of his life in prison if he was returned to the United States.