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Article #1782Re: Jewish leader in U.S. assails bail denial
From: J
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:27
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:27
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On Dec 25, 11:00 am, hp...@lycos.com wrote: > On Dec 25, 10:40 am, "johnny@." <johnny@.> wrote: > > > > > > > December 25, 2008 > > > A leader of one of the country's most prominent Jewish groups complained > > to the U.S. attorney general Wednesday about the treatment of a former > > Iowa meatpacking executive. > > > The complaint centers on the government's decision to deny bail to > > Sholom Rubashkin, the longtime leader of the Agriprocessors plant in > > Postville. > > > Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, wrote a > > letter about the case Wednesday to Attorney General Michael Mukasey. > > Foxman complained about prosecutors' successful argument that Rubashkin > > should be denied bail partly because as a Jew he is eligible for Israeli > > citizenship. Prosecutors have noted that Israel has a "Law of Return," > > which allows Jews from around the world to settle in that country. > > Advertisement > > > Rubashkin is facing federal charges of bank fraud and conspiring to hire > > undocumented workers at the plant, which was the site of a large > > immigration raid in May. > > > Foxman stressed that his organization has no position on the facts of > > that case. But he asked Mukasey to "set clear policy" for federal > > prosecutors, saying that they should not use the Law of Return as a > > reason to deny bail to Jews. > > > "The Law of Return is not 'de facto' citizenship for Jews in Israel, and > > it should not be used to hold Jewish defendants who do not exhibit some > > credible threat of flight to Israel," Foxman wrote. "It is > > unconstitutional to argue in this - and in future cases - that Jewish > > defendants are to be held to a different standard of detention than > > non-Jewish defendants." > > > Foxman said people of Irish or Indian ancestry also could seek > > citizenship in their families' homelands. He said that fact should not > > be held against them, either. > > > Justice Department representatives were not available for comment > > Wednesday afternoon. Federal prosecutors have denied that their argument > > is unconstitutional. They say they have legitimate reasons to fear > > Rubashkin could flee to Israel if released from jail. They note that two > > other former Agriprocessors managers, one of whom is Jewish, are > > believed to have done so. > > > Federal Magistrate Jon Scoles agreed with prosecutors and has ordered > > Rubashkin jailed until his trial, which is set for September. > > >http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20081225/NEWS/812250365/-1/E... > > Why do joos think they are entitled to special treatment? Because Jooz are the Ubermenschen. Why is > Bernie Madoof, Wall > Street swindler, just under house arrest? Oi, Oi! > > mitch- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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