The following report was just released by the blog following the Jacob Ostreicher developments: 4:35 pm-Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Hearing started. Prosecutors, handed an official document to the judge he should recuse himself from the case because the Judge met with Jacob Ostreicher’s lawyer in private.
The judge said he is not recusing himself from the case because he had not done anything illegal and anything other than what is done in any other cases and he is allowed to meet with lawyers in an official capacity in the courtroom. The judge said he will NOT recuse himself Pandemonium broke out in the court room when the Minister of Government people PUBLICLY threatened the judge to file charges against him if he doesn’t recuse himself. The judge insisted that he will NOT recuse himself because he did not know Jacob Ostreicher or anyone in this case He will postpone the hearing until a higher court can decide whether he can hear the case or not. Jacob was taken out of the courtroom.
He was denied access to his lawyer on the way out and taken to a holding cell in the sub basement of the courtroom. The human rights activist demanded the judge sign a request to take Jacob to the hospital but the judge said he couldn’t do anything until the higher court hears the claim.
Is this a joke? they pretend that they are so concerned about the corruption of the judge and yet this man has sat in a prison for a year uncharged if you can even call it a prison
I heard that it typically takes ANOTHER THREE MONTHS to get an appellate hearing and a new court date over there.. provided there are no other “delays”. It sure doesn’t appear that Jacob’s being an American citizen means anything to that corrupt “justice” system. If anything, they’re just making more mockeries of America and our nation’s global stance on human rights.
its outrageous!!!!!!!!!