Bobby probably thinks he just a pawn in all this.
Jailed chess genius Bobby Fischer suffered a damaging blow in his quest for freedom Wednesday morning after Justice Ministry lawyers told the Tokyo District Court they had no intention of letting him leave Japan for Iceland.
Fischer's lawyer Masako Suzuki told the court that the chess champion's fight against a deportation order was meaningless as Reykjavik had expressed a willingness to take him in.
Tsuyoshi Satake, lawyer for the Ministry of Justice, said the ministry wanted to continue the lawsuit in its current form, which requires Fischer be deported to the United States.
Presiding Judge Toshihiko Tsuruoka questioned Satake on the ministry's stance against Fischer.
''Can we say you are not willing to change to the deportation destination to Iceland?'' the judge asked.
''You can interpret our stance that way,'' Satake replied.
The ministry's position means Japanese law enforcers will only accept Fischer's deportation to the United States... http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/news/20050119p2a00m0dm003000c.html
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