Tom Johnson, Batayev's Lawyer
On 9 August 2006 Batayev's lawyer, Tom Johnson, of Portland, Oregon, was profiled by the Willamette Week. Johnson remarked on how Batayev continued to keep his hopes up that he would eventually be released.
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