{"id":309,"date":"2006-09-22T07:52:04","date_gmt":"2006-09-22T11:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/munichletters\/2006\/09\/22\/letter-from-munich-282\/"},"modified":"2006-09-28T10:18:42","modified_gmt":"2006-09-28T14:18:42","slug":"letter-from-munich-282","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/munichletters\/2006\/09\/22\/letter-from-munich-282\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter from Munich 282"},"content":{"rendered":"

Letter from Munich – the Joseph Affair \u2013 282<\/strong><\/p>\n

EINE DEUTSCHE FASSUNG STEHT WEITER UNTEN. (German translation below \u2013 German language character set required for correct display.)<\/p>\n

Dusseldorf, 22 September 2006<\/p>\n

Dear Mr. Graf, dear friends,<\/p>\n

Continuation of the letter of last week (from an article on the World Socialist Website: \u201cDer Tod des sechsjaehrigen Joseph Abdulla\u201d, by Dietmar Henning, 30 November 2000, www.wsws.org\/de\/2000\/nov2000\/jose-n30.shtml):<\/p>\n

\u201cThe next day, the district attorney\u2019s office that was investigating the case went even further and called all of the statements of witnesses into question. \u2018All the witnesses declared that the contents of their written statements were the result of leading questions posed by the parents,\u2019 the district attorney\u2019s office explained. Moreover, the witnesses had received monetary compensation for their statements. There was not even any connection with right-wing extremists, although the district attorney\u2019s office did concede that one of the suspects had once been investigated \u2018for suspected right-wing actions that were punishable offenses\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Continued next week.<\/p>\n

Sincerely yours,<\/p>\n

Robert John Bennett<\/p>\n

Ernst-Gnoss-Strasse 22<\/p>\n

40219 Dusseldorf<\/p>\n

Germany<\/p>\n

Telephone: +49 211 586 4847<\/p>\n

Mobile: +49 152 0285 4626<\/p>\n

E-Mail: rjbennett@post.harvard.edu<\/p>\n

Websites: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/MunichLetters<\/p>\n

http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n

NOTE: The following letter was written by Saad and Renate Kantelberg-Abdulla, the parents of the boy Joseph (original German text below \/ deutsche Version liegt unten):<\/p>\n

Dear Bob,<\/p>\n

We are looking for an attorney experienced in international law who could represent us in the following:<\/p>\n

A lawsuit for obstructing the investigation of a racially-motivated murder,<\/p>\n

A lawsuit for damages resulting from our expulsion from the town of Sebnitz, in Germany, a town that allows only \u201cAryan Germans\u201d, in a \u201cforeigner-free\u201d zone.<\/p>\n

We are paying the mortgage on our house at Rosenstrasse 11 in Sebnitz, although we no longer live there. Eurohyp A.G. in Leipzig has threatened us with foreclosure, at an enormous loss for us, in which case we would be still be obligated to pay the remainder of the mortgage. In our second house in Sebnitz, at Hertigswalder Strasse 22, right-wing radicals are harassing our renters, in order to drive them from the building.<\/p>\n

It is our understanding that the lawsuits we are considering could perhaps be brought before a court in the United States under the Alien Tort Claims Act of 1789.<\/p>\n

We urgently need a contact address, preferably an e-mail address.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Saad and Renate<\/p>\n

majoskant@t-online.de<\/em><\/p>\n

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Since many recipients of this letter may read German more easily than they read English, the following is the author\u2019s translation of the above letter. Please note that word-processing programs outside of German-speaking countries may not display all of the letters of the German alphabet correctly.<\/p>\n

Alle Briefe aus M\u00fcnchen sind abrufbar:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/MunichLetters<\/p>\n

D\u00fcsseldorf, den 22. September 2006<\/p>\n

Sehr geehrter Herr Graf, sehr geehrte Freunde,<\/p>\n

Fortsetzung des Briefes (aus einem Artikel auf der World Socialist Website: \u201cDer Tod des sechsjaehrigen Joseph Abdulla\u201d, von Dietmar Henning, 30. November 2000, www.wsws.org\/de\/2000\/nov2000\/jose-n30.shtml):<\/p>\n

\u201eAm folgenden Tag ging die ermittelnde Staatsanwaltschaft noch weiter und stellte alle Zeugenaussagen in Frage. \u201aS\u00e4mtliche Zeugen haben erkl\u00e4rt, dass die schriftlichen Erkl\u00e4rungen auf suggestive Befragung durch die Eltern des Joseph zur\u00fcckzuf\u00fchren seien,\u2019 hei\u00dft es in einer entsprechenden Mitteilung. Die Zeugen h\u00e4tten au\u00dferdem f\u00fcr ihre Aussagen Geld bekommen. Auch eine Verbindung zur rechtsradikalen Szene gebe es nicht, obwohl – wie die Staatsanwaltschaft zugab – gegen einen der drei Verd\u00e4chtigten schon fr\u00fcher wegen des \u201aVerdachts einer rechtsextremistischen Straftat\u2019 ermittelt worden war.\u201c<\/p>\n

Fortsetzung n\u00e4chste Woche.<\/p>\n

Mit freundlichen Gr\u00fc\u00dfen<\/p>\n

Robert John Bennett<\/p>\n

Ernst-Gnoss-Strasse 22<\/p>\n

40219 Dusseldorf<\/p>\n

Germany<\/p>\n

Telephone: +49 211 586 4847<\/p>\n

Mobile: +49 152 0285 4626<\/p>\n

E-Mail: rjbennett@post.harvard.edu<\/p>\n

Websites: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/MunichLetters<\/p>\n

http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n

Dies ist die urspr\u00fcngliche Version eines Briefes von Josephs Eltern, Saad und Renate Kantelberg-Abdulla:<\/p>\n

Lieber Bob,<\/p>\n

Wir suchen einen international t\u00e4tigen Rechtsanwalt, der uns in folgenden Punkten vertritt:<\/p>\n

1. Anklage wegen Vereitelung der Ermittlung eines rassistischen Mordes in Deutschland,<\/p>\n

2. Anklage auf Schadenersatz wegen Vertreibung aus der deutschen Stadt Sebnitz, eine Stadt, die nur reinrassische, so genannte \u201earische Deutsche\u201c in einer \u201eAusl\u00e4nderfrei Zone\u201c zul\u00e4sst.<\/p>\n

Wir bezahlen die Schulden f\u00fcr unser Haus in der Rosenstr. 11 in Sebnitz, obwohl wir nicht drin wohnen. Die Eurohyp in Leipzig droht schon wieder mit Zwangsversteigerung, nat\u00fcrlich mit hohen Verlusten, wobei man uns dann noch dazu verpflichten will, f\u00fcr die Restschulden aufzukommen. In unserem zweiten Haus in der Hertigswalder Str.22 in Sebnitz schikanieren Rechtsradikale unsere Mieter, um diese Mieter zu vertreiben.<\/p>\n

Wir verstehen, dass die Anklagen, die wir in Betracht ziehen, vor Gericht in den Vereinigten Staaten gebracht werden k\u00f6nnten, durch das Schadenersatzforderungsgestz f\u00fcr Ausl\u00e4nder (\u201eAlien Tort Claims Act of 1789\u201c).<\/p>\n

Wir brauchen dringend eine Kontaktadresse (E-Mail-Adresse).<\/p>\n

Mit freundlichen Gr\u00fc\u00dfen<\/p>\n

Saad und Renate<\/p>\n

majoskant@t-online.de<\/em><\/p>\n

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