Carstens: We Came Across Information that Led Us to Believe the Syrian Gov’t Truly Did Have Austin Tice

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CARSTENS: "The regime, when we talked to them in 2020, they issued maximalist demands. They asked for the world. They weren't really giving anything. They never admitted to having Austin Tice. They never promised to give us any proof of life, POL as we call it. I would say that at some point we came across information, and that is highlighted by President Biden and Secretary of State Tony Blinken, that led us to believe that at one point the Syrian government truly did have Austin Tice. Did they have him until the very end? That's information we're still trying to sort through. But at one point we feel very confident that the regime did detain and have Austin Tice in their custody."