By Ezra Reichman, VIN News
The youngest of the three yeshiva students imprisoned in Japan will be transferred to Israel to sit out his sentence in an Israeli prison.
Japan’s Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama signed the transfer order submitted by Israel. The bochur, who received a sentence of 5 to 8 years, can now officially be “deported” from Japan.
The 19-year old bochur is expected to be transferred to Israel in the coming days. Two representatives of Israel police will depart for Japan to bring the bochur back.
They will meet with representatives of the Justice Ministry and have to sign a thick sheaf of documents before the bochur will be given over to them. The family will be charged all traveling expenses for the bochur and the police.
A secret two hour meeting was held between the Japanese Justice Minister and the dayan Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Weiss of Antwerp in the minister’s office two weeks ago concerning the fate of the three bochurim. The transfer of the bochur was brought up then.
Israel and Japan are co-signors to a bilateral prisoner transfer treaty. Israel’s Justice Minister, Yaakov Neeman, had to send a transfer request before the Japanese Justice Minister could give his approval to the transfer. International pressure helped obtain Japan’s agreement.
In addition to saving the bochur from the harsh conditions of Japanese prisons, Israel wants him in the country so he can testify at the trial of his recruiter.
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At the end, you will find out that the millions raised “for the defense” of these kids went mostly into the pockets of the “machers” – for heavens sake – flying the ajhpanese lawyers to Israel? Who paid the air fare for all these guys in the photo? #8 is not totally wrong. Sure, we gotta get Jews out of jail, but these guys acknowledge being smugglers -and that thier parents knew too, so let’s be mor restrained with the waterworks and the pleas for more money. And speaking of dumb idea – how dumb is it to blame Japan?… Read more »
The photo where the face is blocked out is actually the same as the photo on the right. Notice that even the prisoner numbers are the same. They must have not published the photo of the youngest guy.
We need them too! They have to testify and what not…!
I think that #8 isn’t saying that they DO deserve to be in jail, (s)he’s saying that no *other* commenters have said so yet. But have you noticed that the first comments are almost always good, and we don’t start getting negative comments until one person decides to comment negatively…then the rest just follows. So be careful what you say!
The actual name of the current MOJ in Japan is Eisuke Mori.
# 8 dont be judgemental, if you were a clean person you would not be wasting your time on the internet!!!!!
go to vimeo.com scroll to #108 And if you don’t understand Hebrew get someone to translate the whole story for you……
can someone kindly explain to me what have they done in japan that they went to jail?thanks and shavua tov everyone…..
who r u to say if they deserve or not? but for sure they dont deserve to be treated like they r been treated right now.
wats with the other 2??
To #8 You spell sole…..SOUL, Anyway, they donot belong in a japenese prison
Did you forget to take your medication today?
Of all the dumb comments someone could have made, yours is the icing on the cake.
why thank you for being the ONE
the picture on the left and the one on the right are the same person.
its been 12 hours since this post… and not one bored sole has said yet that “they deserve to be in jail”
May these 9days only continue one simcha after another with the ultimate joy of the building of the bais Hamikdosh and to be reunited once again with the Rebbe.
‘thanks for sharing the besura tova now we need the ultimate yeshua1
I am so happy to hear that he is going back to isreal great news i bet you that they went to the rebbe ohel.i am sure he gave them a brocha
maybe he can get house arrest. after all those months in the japanese jail, he definitely deserves it. we should IY”H hear in the near future about the release of the other two boys, and even more important, the coming of moshiach tzidkeinu, b’korov mamesh!
but better than sitting in a Japanese prison.
I’m sure Israel will reduce his sentence and at least he can see his family.
Now we have to pray for the others!!
Moshiach now!
AMAZING!!!!!! THE FAMILY MUST FEEL SOMEWHAT RELIEVED. HOPEFULLY THE OTHER TWO WILL FOLLOW ONCE SENTENCED.