05.06.2011                      3.Siwan, 5771                      Tag 47 des Omer

Argentinien:

Jewish groups laud remand of Argentinian leftist

Fernando Esteche, leader of an anti-US and anti-Israel political group, is on trial for threatening Jews in 2006.

Jewish organizations in Argentina on Friday welcomed a court decision to extend the remand of a leftist leader charged with threatening Jews in 2006, pending the outcome of his trial.
The DAIA and AMIA Jewish groups welcomed the judge’s decision to keep Quebracho head Fernando Esteche in jail until he decides whether the suspect used the threat of force to disperse a Jewish protest outside an Iranian embassy.
“We believe it is a case with much supporting evidence, footage and witnesses,” Debora Kott, the director of the DAIA legal department, was quoted as saying by a local Jewish newspaper….