An appeal, to get a prisoner released
- - - - by Batya
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Dear Friends,
As you most likely know, Shimshon Cytryn, age 18, the son of Shmuel and Liora Cytryn of the yishuv Nachliel, and grandson of Arnold and Marilyn Cytryn of Jerusalem is currently sitting in jail on trumped-up charges of attempted murder of the Arab youth in the recent riots in the Muassi quarter of Gush Katif. Previously, Shimshon was libeled by the media as having perpetrated a "lynching" against the Arab Halal Ziad Al-Majaydeh when actually the Arab mentioned was engaged with other Arabs in a stone-throwing attack on Jews who returned in kind. The charges against him were nullified in an interview that Israeli radio Channel Bet had with the alleged Arab victim during which the Arab stated unequivocally that he was not hit by a stone from Shimshon but by the butt of a soldier's M-16 rifle. Yet Shimshon has been held for weeks in jail near Beersheba. As of the appeal hearing on August 4th he was refused release under the supervision of Rabbi Herbst in charge of an academic yeshiva on a kibbutz near Rehovot as being considered by the judge and the prosecutor a danger to others and too risky to be released because of his "influence on others".
I enclose directly below, an appeal by Marilyn Cytryn, Shimshon's grandmother:
The Case Against Shimshon Cytryn
The case against our grandson Shimshon Cytryn is completely unjustified. The judge knows that the evidence of the Arab given during an interview on Reshet Bet reveals that he admitted not being injured by a settler but by the butt of a rifle held by a soldier.In addition, there is no filmage which shows where the stone landed.Despite the fact that there are no grounds for incrimination, the judgerefused Shimshon's release under the custody of Rabbi Herbst who runs anacademic yeshiva in a kibbutz near Rechovot.Due to the severity of the case, the family has two requests:Firstly, we would appreciate knowing if anyone could help us obtain thename of a first class American criminal lawyer who would be willing to cometo Israel in order to assist the Israeli lawyer during the trial(preferably pro-bono).
*In as much as this trial will be very costly, we are making an appeal for assistance with the expenses.Kindly send whatever monetary help that you are able to:
Marilyn Cytryn 15/3 Etsel Rd. Jerusalem, Israel 97853 amcytryn@netvision.net.il
Dear Friends,
As you most likely know, Shimshon Cytryn, age 18, the son of Shmuel and Liora Cytryn of the yishuv Nachliel, and grandson of Arnold and Marilyn Cytryn of Jerusalem is currently sitting in jail on trumped-up charges of attempted murder of the Arab youth in the recent riots in the Muassi quarter of Gush Katif. Previously, Shimshon was libeled by the media as having perpetrated a "lynching" against the Arab Halal Ziad Al-Majaydeh when actually the Arab mentioned was engaged with other Arabs in a stone-throwing attack on Jews who returned in kind. The charges against him were nullified in an interview that Israeli radio Channel Bet had with the alleged Arab victim during which the Arab stated unequivocally that he was not hit by a stone from Shimshon but by the butt of a soldier's M-16 rifle. Yet Shimshon has been held for weeks in jail near Beersheba. As of the appeal hearing on August 4th he was refused release under the supervision of Rabbi Herbst in charge of an academic yeshiva on a kibbutz near Rehovot as being considered by the judge and the prosecutor a danger to others and too risky to be released because of his "influence on others".
I enclose directly below, an appeal by Marilyn Cytryn, Shimshon's grandmother:
The Case Against Shimshon Cytryn
The case against our grandson Shimshon Cytryn is completely unjustified. The judge knows that the evidence of the Arab given during an interview on Reshet Bet reveals that he admitted not being injured by a settler but by the butt of a rifle held by a soldier.In addition, there is no filmage which shows where the stone landed.Despite the fact that there are no grounds for incrimination, the judgerefused Shimshon's release under the custody of Rabbi Herbst who runs anacademic yeshiva in a kibbutz near Rechovot.Due to the severity of the case, the family has two requests:Firstly, we would appreciate knowing if anyone could help us obtain thename of a first class American criminal lawyer who would be willing to cometo Israel in order to assist the Israeli lawyer during the trial(preferably pro-bono).
*In as much as this trial will be very costly, we are making an appeal for assistance with the expenses.Kindly send whatever monetary help that you are able to:
Marilyn Cytryn 15/3 Etsel Rd. Jerusalem, Israel 97853 amcytryn@netvision.net.il