Posted on 05/23/2002 7:54:41 PM PDT by Jalapeno
New Yorker pleads with Monaco court not to prosecute him in arson deaths
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When did you suddenly turn so droll?
Sheesh, Nita. Lighten the hell up.
Okay, he would be trying to get help from the fire department because of the two intruders. This last hand-written, in English, statement of Maher's doesn't mention the intruders, unless it's implied. But he has to mention the intruders definitely, or else there was no reason for setting the fire.
Excuse me, it's getting late, but I do hope a trial with all the facts coming out is held very soon in Monaco. I understand that there is such a HUGE fortune involved in this, and Edmond Safra had made many very dangerous enemies (the Russian mafia). A lot of people would have wanted him dead, and it's true that Maher would make an excellent fall guy. Also Safra's widow's actions and her timing of certain events look very suspicious. I'll repeat again, I do hope that Maher's lawyers get all the facts out at his trial.
One question, Safra's brothers were very upset about his burial in Switzerland instead of Israel. It's highly doubtful that they love their widowed sister-in-law. Are the brothers actively involved in this case? If they felt that Safra's widow was involved with his death, would they help by going after her? Or are they staying completely out of it, and letting her walk off with their late brother's estate?
I guess those who would vote for Clinton if he was "solidly pro-life" are having connection problems. (Hell - no one would accuse Clinton of being in it to have a TV show - LOL!)
I would hope my two elementary school children would have better judgement than setting the wastebasket on fire to get help.
Monaco is indeed watching Tedmaher.com and linking to these threads
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I know a few men with a SEAL of approval, that can take care of this in a Navy minute!!
Most European countries (France, Italy, Spain, and I'd guess, Monaco as well) do not have trials in the US-UK style. They have an "investigating magistrate" who gets written evidence submitted to him by the prosecutor and by the defense lawyer and then conducts his own investigation and interviews witnesses himself. At the end of this process, he issues a report; if he finds the defendant innocent, the defendant is released; if he finds him guilty, there is then a public trial, but normally a much shorter one than in England or the US, with much of the evidence coming out of the investigating magistrate's report and only a few key witnesses actually testifying in a courtroom.
This sounds very Kafkaesque to those of us used to American-style justice, and it certainly is possible that Monaco is trying to put the fix in, but otherwise-civilized countries seem to use this system without too many claims of injustice.
That's all that has ever been asked.
Either a fair trial or his release.
BTTT
Are you aware of any updates on this story?
Regards,
LH
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