U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the House panel that oversees international human rights, will chair a congressional hearing Wednesday on the case of American Jacob Ostreicher, who has been held without formal charges in Bolivia since June 2011.
A hearing will be held entitled “Seeking Freedom for American Trapped in Bolivian Prison.”
Smith was asked to become involved in the case by Mr. Ostreicher’s daughter Chaya Weinberger, a Lakewood, N.J. resident who is a constituent in Smith’s congressional district.
Chairman Smith, and other members of the human rights subcommittee will attend the hearing.
Witnesses will include:
* Yimy Montaño Villgomez, of Bolivia attorney for Jacob Ostreicher
* Jerjes Justiniano Atalá, of Bolivia, attorney for Jacob Ostreicher
* Miriam Ungar, Mr. Ostreicher’s wife, of Brooklyn, NY
* Chaya Weinberger, Mr. Ostreicher’s daughter, Lakewood, NJ
* Steve Moore, former FBI Special Agent, known for his work in the Amanda Knox case in Italy.
The hearing will be held at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow, at the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2172.
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Congressman Smith is the only one who really cares about this awful situation. The inaction by our totally useless State Department is unconscionable. Their lame response to the petition is another indication of this administration’s ineptitude.
We are constantly being told by our askanim to show our hakaras hatov by voting for the incumbents. The incumbents’ silence and inaction in this situation indicates to me that it’s time for a change. Good bye, Bob and Frank. Thanks for nothing.
Is there someplace it can be watched online like last time? Hope it brings positive results.
While on the subject of Pidyon Shvuyim, any news about the supreme court July 25 deadline on hearing Rubashkin’s case?