Trial for Three Boys in Japan on Friday!

This is a very serious situation and chalila these boys could R”L face the death penalty. Editor this should be headline news covered by all the frum/jewish media. if you did cover this earlier why not post a link to the original story if not, why not? I do understand the sensitive nature of this case however these boys need our tifilos!

What did these guys allegedly do to get in this situation.

Here’s a link.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/127427

In any event we have to say tillim. Pidyon shvuyim is from the greatest Mitzvos.

Pass judgement a different time.

Such a rachmanus! The ruthless Japanese are known to torture their prisoners! Boy have we learned a lesson from this episode!

“Any circulation of unfounded false rumors regarding the welfare of the

detainees is detrimental to the legal procedure, destabilizes the good

working relationship with the Japanese authorities”

What are you talking about? How is bloging on YW “detrimental”. The YW should cover this story better, enough of this comunistic ideas what people should and shouldn’t know.

YW please keep us informed!

In reality all the Japanese I have met are exceedingly kind, considerate and have a refined dignity and etiquette in the way they behave and talk. The truth is that evil frum jew who set the boys up to deliver drugs inside holy books should be handed over in return for the lives of these innocent boys.

Does anyone know exactly when the trial is starting Friday. Is it when it’s Friday morning in Japan or is it when its Friday morning in the USA, NY time?

does anyone know which oe is having trial tom

I was just made aware that the exact time that it is starting is 9:30 pm USA East Coast time. Please I beg everyone to please daven with your whole heart that we should hear besuros tovos!!

may there be a positive outcome to all 3 bochrim.$

Why is there no updates? I’m praying no news is good news..

please put more intense tefillos sunday night monday night and tuesday night (mon tues wed japan time)for yosef ben ita rivka as his main trials is taking place theese days

Sorry, we left out by mistake in the above post that Tehillim will also be said for the other two boys,YOEL ZEV BEN MIREL RISA CHAVA and YAKOV YOSEF BEN RAYZEL whose trials are following shortly.

Chaverim. The time has come for klal yisroel to organize SUSTAINED, worldwide demonstrations against the Japanese. Our tefilas are important, but we must do avodah be’poel ie. actual physical work, to accomplish the goal of freeing the yeshiva bochurim. The Japanese judge accused people by military tribunal, not by trial-by-jury (so prisoners do not get a fair trial). Their prison system evolved from the Japanese prisoner camps in World War II. It’s historical fact that while the Nazis were horrible, the Japanese were 100 times more barbaric and cruel to their prisoners. They consider themselves superior to the rest of the world, but are a barbaric nation.. ‘Shoichnei Ofor’. By worldwide demonstrations and protests, and if necessary exposing the world to the cruel, true face of Japan; boycott of Japanese products etc., they WILL LET THE bochurim go. NU?? ‘Im loy achshov, amoysai’- i.e. If not now, then when? When the boys chas v’cholila; become like ‘vegetables’ and are permanently damaged, from their treatment in Japan?

Why? There’s still 2 days till Friday 🙂

areivimzehlazeh- thanks- i didn’t realize it!!!!

Correcting my former post Instead of WHERE being treated… Should be WERE being treated…

As quoted from reb mendel shafran who met with the bochurim in japan “the situation is horrific we must get them out. they may not utter a word and are all in separate facilities. they must sit on the hard floor with their legs crossed and their heads bowed which causes their bones to atrophy. the punishment for lifting their head is being sent to solitary where their hands are tied behind their back and they are required to kneel over like that for 16 hours a day and they must eat in this same manner” please daven for them.

I just read a letter in the Hamodia Daily asking the oilem to be careful with Tznius in their zechus. Summer months are coming up and we know that everyone is hot…but a little extra can go a long way…

No demonstrations have yet been organized to my knowledge. While it makes sense to wait

till after the trial, Klal Yisroel should be prepared to hold sustained demonstrations

if the bochurim are not released. I ask each and every one to form groups and commitees to organize the demonstrations. Make sure to get any needed permits to demonstrate and put together some big signs. Once people get involved, it will grow and become very effective and organized. Keep in mind that the Japanese prison systems has been the subject of general demonstrations by many non-Jewish groups who strongly protested their terrible cruelty. But if need be, for the bochurim, the Japanese current prison system as well as their barbaric cruelty in World War II will be exposed to the world and possible boycotts of their goods and services, as needed.

Hatzlochah Rabbah and Yeshiois Gedoilois.

Surely the gedolim will ok demonstrations when they realize that the boys lives are in mortal danger every minute. Certainly, a local Rov would give such a psak which people can be soimeach (i.e. rely) on, considering the situation. To live under such barbaric, cruel, inhumane and psychologically debilitating conditions is a saconos nefoshos (i.e. a constant mortal threat to life). Japan is in clear violation of International Prisoner and Humane Laws. They are rotzchim, achzorim, true ovdei elilim and shocnei ofor. They boys have been shown to have been ‘set up’ by criminal elements. There are many groups and organizations who protest and have protested against the Japanese, that can help our cause.

The lives of the other 2 bochurim sentenced to 12 years imprisonment, and of the bochur newely sentenced to 5 years, are in grave danger. They could be in the state of a ‘shoitah’ i.e. a ‘basket’ case mentally or lose their mind, or their lives (chas v’cholila). It won’t make much difference in the long run (may be too late), but in the intemediate term, freeing them will give them back their lives.

Demonstrations from our point are painless, a chance to do a fabulous mitzvah, help our brothers and show achdus with klal yisroel. It also shows great ahavas yisroel, emunas chachomim, ahavas torah and yiras shomayim and is a great kiddush hashem. You can also get plenty of fresh air. Bring a sefer along by all means and you won’t have to lose any time from learning torah!

Because of the bad economic situation worldwide and more so in Japan, any boycott of Japan will yield quick results and they will free or transfer the boys.

Phyllis, if anything, we should be more careful with Dina Dmalchusa Dina, as that is the direct cause of their predicament.

Chaimkl, if you are a family member, then I deeply apologize. I really hope they get out quick and back to EY. However, we must still not use harsh language about another country without knowing all the facts, especially considering that others posted here that the conditions are standard, as far as prison goes. I have no way of knowing.

However, it is true that we must all be mechazek our dina dmlachusa, if for no other reason than they must have been asked by security if anybody gave them anything, and if they packed their bags themselves, which are standard, especially in Israel. Chas vshalom a terrorist could have given them a bomb. We must follow the laws and answer questions truthfully. It doesn’t mean that they should go to prison for a long time, but we must use this as a lesson so nobody else gets into this kind of situation in the future.