This is the latest release from the Committee to Free Bobby Fischer.

The bottom line is that Fischer has appealed against the decision to
deny him refugee status, but officials have nonetheless threatened to
deport him to the US today.

Deportation today would be illegal, because he has a right to have his
appeal heard. (Even if someone doesn't appeal, they are supposed to be
allowed seven days in which to do so).

The political persecution continues. US authorities decided not to try
to enforce the arrest warrant by revoking his passport, then reversed
their decision - a clear abuse of process. At no time have they ever
applied for extradition - an indication that they know they wouldn't
have a legal leg to stand on. And they have played deaf with regard to
his renunciation of US citizenship - denying his right to renounce
citizenship, and thereby treating citizenship as something akin to
slavery.

Let us hope the Japanese authorities do not kowtow to the US embassy,
showing the same sort of contempt for Japanese law that US authorities
have shown for US law.

This is NOT an 'endgame', or 'checkmate', as has been trumpeted in the
US and pro-US media. It is kidnapping and political persecution,
perpetrated against a victim who continues to resist.


***BEGIN ARTICLE***

URGENT RELEASE
6:50 PM Tuesday, August 24th, 2004
Tokyo, Japan

BOBBY FISCHER DEPORTATION ORDER ISSUED,
REFUGEE CLAIM REJECTED,
IMMEDIATE DEPORTATION THREATENED!
LAWYERS HAVE WARNED IMMIGRATION OFFICERS

Japanese Justice Minister Daizo Nozawa simultaneously issued two
decisions just before
5:00 PM today, in both cases deciding against requests filed by Bobby
Fischer.

The ministry rejected Bobby Fischer's demand for protection as a
political refugee, saying that the charges outstanding against him in
the United States are not political in nature. Bobby has been charged
for violating the sanctions against Yugoslavia by playing his 1992
championship rematch against former world champion Boris Spassky in that
country. Bobby violated those sanctions as a political statement. He
could have played Spassky in any place of his choosing -- the decision
to play in Yugoslavia was entirely political in nature and Bobby Fischer
is appealing the decision to reject his refugee claim. He has seven
days to appeal, but as it appears that the ministry is trying to deny
him due process by IMMEDIATELY deporting him, Bobby has already tonight
submitted the appeal papers to try to block any physical effort to
deport him.

Justice Minister Nozawa also formally rejected Bobby Fischer's appeal of
the deportation order issued against him by the Immigration Bureau. The
minister said that Bobby Fischer's grounds for appealing the deportation
were insufficient and that the deportation should take place. The
minister did not address even one of the clearly illegal violations of
procedure that were cited in Bobby's appeal.

John Bosnitch of the Committee to Free Bobby Fischer has been called by
Bobby several times since 5:00 PM to make sure that the two lawyers
handling Bobby's case act to block any physical deportation at this
time. Lawyers Masako Suzuki and Takeshi Ohashi are now contacting the
Immigration officials at the Ushiku Detention center as well as the
Justice Ministry itself to legally block a deportation on the grounds
that the whole procedure is now before the courts and a deportation
would be a flagrant violation of Bobby Fischer's right to full legal
recourse and protection under Japanese law.

The Committee is especially concerned that the ministry personnel who
delivered the decisions to Bobby Fischer told him that he will be
deported today, Tuesday, August 24th, with no further recourse, despite
the pending lawsuit and his immediate submission of his appeal regarding
his refugee claim. Even if he is not deported, their intentional verbal
threat constitutes cruel psychological intimidation and abuse.

The normal MINIMUM time between the issuance of the minister's
deportation order and a physical deportation is three months. If Bobby
Fischer is deported tonight in violation of all Japanese customs and
practices, it will be the best proof so far that this entire unlawful
detention and entrapment is nothing more than the will of the United
States' government being dutifully executed in violation of the law by
Japanese authorities. Bobby Fischer's fear that Japan is nothing more
than a US-controlled colony would be proven true.

At this very moment, lawyer Takeshi Ohashi is rushing to bring an action
to the court in Tokyo and is moving to block actions to take Bobby
Fischer out of the detention center in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture. The
first claim to the court is for the deportation order to be overturned
and the second is for a kind of injunction to stop all action toward the
physical transfer of Bobby Fischer to the airport.

If there is any real justice available in this land, let it stand up for
the rights of Bobby Fischer right now! The Committee to Free Bobby
Fischer is redoubling its efforts in his defense.

UPDATE: In the very latest development, Bobby Fischer's lawyers have
succeeded in contacting Immigration officials to officially notify them
of the filing of legal action to block any deportation and to inform
them that any action against Bobby at this time would be a violation of
the laws protecting his right to due process. We are continuing this
battle on every front!

CONTACT:

John Bosnitch
The Committee to Free Bobby Fischer

***END***

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banana

In article , banana banana@REMOVE_T
HIS.borve.demon.co.uk writes

This is the latest release from the Committee to Free Bobby Fischer.

The bottom line is that Fischer has appealed against the decision to
deny him refugee status, but officials have nonetheless threatened to
deport him to the US today.

snip

***BEGIN ARTICLE***

URGENT RELEASE
6:50 PM Tuesday, August 24th, 2004
Tokyo, Japan

BOBBY FISCHER DEPORTATION ORDER ISSUED,
REFUGEE CLAIM REJECTED,
IMMEDIATE DEPORTATION THREATENED!
LAWYERS HAVE WARNED IMMIGRATION OFFICERS

Also from the Committee to Free Bobby Fischer:

***BEGIN***

UPDATE 2: Bobby Fischer's lawyer

Takeshi Ohashi has reported to the Committee to Free Bobby Fischer
that at 7:20 PM he formally filed a lawsuit at the Tokyo District
Court to overturn the deportation order and to seek an injunction
against any action to physically move Bobby Fischer to deport him to
the United States. According to Bobby Fischer's lawyer Masako Suzuki,
the court will now typically take about one month to consider the
written request for an injunction on the whole deportation process,
and if that injunction is granted, we can expect it to take up to one
year for the entire lawsuit to be dealt with in the Tokyo District
Court. The lawyers have sent a written formal notice to the
Immigration officials by fax as of 7:35 PM notifying them that this
matter has now been received by the courts for deliberation and that
no further adverse actions should be taken against Bobby Fischer. The
Committee to Free Bobby Fischer is confident that this battle to
defend Bobby's inalienable rights and freedoms will be successful and
that Bobby Fischer will be freed.

***END***
--
banana

THE TAPE OF BOBBY FISCHERS INTERVIEW FROM PRISON IS NOW ON GALUNA.COM

HTTP://WWW.GALUNA.COM

banana wrote in message ...
In article , banana banana@REMOVE_T
HIS.borve.demon.co.uk writes

This is the latest release from the Committee to Free Bobby Fischer.

The bottom line is that Fischer has appealed against the decision to
deny him refugee status, but officials have nonetheless threatened to
deport him to the US today.

snip

***BEGIN ARTICLE***

URGENT RELEASE
6:50 PM Tuesday, August 24th, 2004
Tokyo, Japan

BOBBY FISCHER DEPORTATION ORDER ISSUED,
REFUGEE CLAIM REJECTED,
IMMEDIATE DEPORTATION THREATENED!
LAWYERS HAVE WARNED IMMIGRATION OFFICERS

Also from the Committee to Free Bobby Fischer:

***BEGIN***

UPDATE 2: Bobby Fischer's lawyer

Takeshi Ohashi has reported to the Committee to Free Bobby Fischer
that at 7:20 PM he formally filed a lawsuit at the Tokyo District
Court to overturn the deportation order and to seek an injunction
against any action to physically move Bobby Fischer to deport him to
the United States. According to Bobby Fischer's lawyer Masako Suzuki,
the court will now typically take about one month to consider the
written request for an injunction on the whole deportation process,
and if that injunction is granted, we can expect it to take up to one
year for the entire lawsuit to be dealt with in the Tokyo District
Court. The lawyers have sent a written formal notice to the
Immigration officials by fax as of 7:35 PM notifying them that this
matter has now been received by the courts for deliberation and that
no further adverse actions should be taken against Bobby Fischer. The
Committee to Free Bobby Fischer is confident

Yeah, right.

that this battle to
defend Bobby's inalienable rights and freedoms will be successful and
that Bobby Fischer will be freed.

***END***

In article , ChessMan
writes
THE TAPE OF BOBBY FISCHERS INTERVIEW FROM PRISON IS NOW ON GALUNA.COM

HTTP://WWW.GALUNA.COM

Many thanks for this. Note though that it's only one of the two live
radio interviews he's given since he was grabbed.

--
banana