Publication: MAOZ Israel
Type: Online
Date: May 29, 2011
Country: Israel
Title: Urgent Prayer Request From The Ortiz Family
Section: MAOZ Israel Blog
Article: link
Urgent Prayer Request From The Ortiz Family
Below is an excerpt from an email prayer request from Leah and David Ortiz:
Hi to all. A hearing will be taking place (on Monday May 23) in the Yaakov Teitel case to determine whether he is psychologically fit to stand trial. The hearing was set for 14:00 in the district court in East Jerusalem on Salah-a-Din Street, but now the prosecutor called our lawyer and said that the hearing might take place earlier at 11:30 and it might take place behind closed doors.
We feel like we're playing musical chairs, and that we and those who support us are being discouraged from attending the hearing as well as the press. This depletes our energy but it is how it has been since the beginning.For those who don't know, someone hired 13 private psychiatrists to evaluate Teitel's mental state, and it is not clear to anyone where the money came from for this. Also, the last hearing was suddenly postponed for almost two months without any explanation on the day of the hearing when everyone was already sitting in the courtroom.
UPDATE FROM LEAH ORTIZ
We just heard from our lawyer that the hearing will take place behind closed doors, and that it is not the last hearing or summation of the hearings, but one or two before the last. We will let you know what happened during the hearing when we get the information.
Please pray that justice will be done! That Teitel will be found fit to stand trial! Please pray for wisdom for the prosecutors and the Ortiz's legal team. And please pray for the Ortiz family and all the other families who have been victimized by Teitel.
Thank you,
Leah
Type: Online
Date: May 29, 2011
Country: Israel
Title: Urgent Prayer Request From The Ortiz Family
Section: MAOZ Israel Blog
Article: link
Urgent Prayer Request From The Ortiz Family
Below is an excerpt from an email prayer request from Leah and David Ortiz:
Hi to all. A hearing will be taking place (on Monday May 23) in the Yaakov Teitel case to determine whether he is psychologically fit to stand trial. The hearing was set for 14:00 in the district court in East Jerusalem on Salah-a-Din Street, but now the prosecutor called our lawyer and said that the hearing might take place earlier at 11:30 and it might take place behind closed doors.
We feel like we're playing musical chairs, and that we and those who support us are being discouraged from attending the hearing as well as the press. This depletes our energy but it is how it has been since the beginning.For those who don't know, someone hired 13 private psychiatrists to evaluate Teitel's mental state, and it is not clear to anyone where the money came from for this. Also, the last hearing was suddenly postponed for almost two months without any explanation on the day of the hearing when everyone was already sitting in the courtroom.
UPDATE FROM LEAH ORTIZ
We just heard from our lawyer that the hearing will take place behind closed doors, and that it is not the last hearing or summation of the hearings, but one or two before the last. We will let you know what happened during the hearing when we get the information.
Please pray that justice will be done! That Teitel will be found fit to stand trial! Please pray for wisdom for the prosecutors and the Ortiz's legal team. And please pray for the Ortiz family and all the other families who have been victimized by Teitel.
Thank you,
Leah