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A letter written by a yeshiva boy imprisoned in Japan for apparently-unwitting drug-trafficking contains pages of spiritual encouragement. The youth has been imprisoned in Japan since April of this year, together with two friends. The three are yeshiva students from Bnei Brak and Jerusalem, and were arrested after Japanese authorities said they found "an unprecedented amount" of narcotics concealed in artifacts inside their suitcase. An attorney for one of the detainees, Mordechai Tzibin, said they had fallen victim to a hareidi-looking trickster who paid them to take "ancient holy Jewish books" to Japan.
Trial to Begin in a Month
The trial of the 20-year-old youths is set to begin within a month. They are charged with drug trafficking - the Japanese authorities do not believe their claim that they did not know what was hidden inside the books - and face a possible sentence of several years in prison." While the youths await trial, their jail conditions are described as merely "difficult," especially in terms of being able to fulfill the religious obligations of avoiding non-kosher food and wearing tefillin. If they are ultimately convicted, however, the conditions are expected to worsen significantly. Japanese prison conditions are known to be cruel, including hard labor, beatings, solitary confinement, long periods in which the prisoners are barely permitted to move or are restrained with handcuffs, and the like. A glimmer of hope is that one or two of the youths were under age 20 when arrested, and were therefore still considered minors according to Japanese law. Israeli authorities hope that they will be able to reach an agreement with Japan, as has been done in the past, that in the event of conviction, the sentences will be served in Israeli jail. Arrangements for such can only begin, however, once a conviction is handed down - and then are expected to take a few months.
The 8-Page Letter
The eight-page letter written by Yaakov Yosef, and published first on the Hebrew-language religious news website Ladaat.net, avoids mention of the physical and spiritual hardships he and his friends are undergoing, "in order to avoid hurting you"...more...
Behan wrote:Even if they had an idea that they were doing something illegal, I would also wonder if they weren't pushed into doing it.
American Oyaji wrote:I'm not sure, but the person who asked was posing as some sort of Jewish holy man. Someone ULTRA orthodox who they wouldn't suspect
Greji wrote:Oh oh! Iraira have you been any where on vacation again?
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A Japanese court has sentenced Y, one of three Israeli caught with 90,000 ecstasy pills there last year, to eight years in prison and a $40,000 fine. Y, who was a minor when he committed the offense, hopes to be able to carry out the sentence in Israel. In April 2008 three ultra-Orthodox Israelis were arrested at the airport in Japan with a suitcase containing the massive number of ecstasy pills. Their attorneys claimed the arrests were the product of a sting operation that took advantage of the youths' innocence and that they had been enticed with money. Y's eight-year sentence provides that after he has completed five years of his prison term he will be brought before a committee that will discuss his case and determine whether or not he can be released on good behavior. Also, two-thirds of the time he has already spent in lockup pending trial will be recognized as part of his prison term. He is hoping to be brought to Israel to complete the term. The trials of the other two Israelis involved in the case, Yoel Goldstein and Yosef Greenwald, is scheduled to begin in six weeks. The two continue to claim they believed the suitcase contained archaeological artifacts. "I hope the court in Japan will reach the conclusion that my clients were not aware and could not have been aware that they were in possession of drugs," attorney Mordechai Tzivin told Ynet. "We trust Japan's fair legal system and its humanitarian conduct." He said officials in Israel were involved in the case. "The conduct of the State Prosecution's International Department was positive from the get-go, cooperated in all manners, and you could not have asked for better results than what has happened," he said.
The youngest of the three Yeshiva students imprisoned in Japan for drug trafficking may serve the remainder of his term in Israel, according to a Yeshiva World News report which quotes unconfirmed sources. A Japanese justice minister signed a request from Israeli officials which will permit the student to serve his term in Israel, the report said. The official request was signed by Israeli Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman. If the reports are accurate, Israeli Police will travel to Japan in the coming days and take the prisoner into custody and return to Israel.
nottu wrote:These gangsters got pull
;)"Yeah, I've been always awkward toward women and have spent pathetic life so far but I could graduate from being a cherry boy by using geisha's pussy at last! Yeah!! And off course I have an account in Fuckedgaijin.com. Yeah!!!"
Iraira wrote:Israel sent in the mohels threatening to further snip away more of the miniscule J-penis. Should just sent in a few yentas armed with Barbara Steisand albums and homemade kreplak....Japan would have given over all of Kyushu and half of Honshu immediately.
;)"Yeah, I've been always awkward toward women and have spent pathetic life so far but I could graduate from being a cherry boy by using geisha's pussy at last! Yeah!! And off course I have an account in Fuckedgaijin.com. Yeah!!!"
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