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Greece's coast guard said Klusmire, captain of "The Audacity of Hope," faces charges of trying to leave port without permission and of endangering the lives of the boat's passengers. The latter charge is a felony. -- Good for them. It`s about time somebody besides Israel stood up to these people who are hell bent on death or success....
Endangering the lives of the passengers -- regardless of it the passengers desire to go or not. It is incumbent on the captain to take into account the health ( not to mention the mental health) and welfare of the passengers!!
Could be that one of lemon law`s predictions came true -- ONLY in the opposite -- as Wo0rld wide pressure mounts on Greece to stop the flotilla....rofl..hahahaaa
http://news.yahoo.com/greece-arrests-gaza-bound-boat-captain-154447412.html
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have arrested the captain of a boat that is part of a Gaza-bound flotilla trying to deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory, officials said Saturday.
The 60-year-old captain, John Klusmire, was being held at Piraeus police headquarters and will remain there until a court hearing Tuesday.
"The conditions of his detention are terrible," vessel spokeswoman Jane Hirschmann told the Associated Press. "There is no bed. He is sitting on a bench." Police weren't immediately available for comment.
Greece's coast guard said Klusmire, captain of "The Audacity of Hope," faces charges of trying to leave port without permission and of endangering the lives of the boat's passengers. The latter charge is a felony.
The boat was carrying 36 passengers, four crew and about 10 members of the media. Its attempt to sail Friday night from the port of Perama, near Athens, was thwarted by coast guard speedboats. On the same day, Greece had announced it was banning vessels heading to Gaza from leaving Greek ports.
The "Audacity of Hope" has been moored at a Greek naval station. Its crew of four, two British and two American citizens, was forbidden to leave the boat. The British Embassy intervened and while they were then allowed to leave the boat, the crew and the passengers chose to stay on board, Hirschmann said.
"Where is the American embassy in all this?" she said, adding that U.S. authorities had not responded to passengers' calls for assistance. The U.S. Embassy wasn't immediately available for comment.
In Jerusalem, Israel has denied claims it sabotaged ships trying to breach its sea blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Activists have accused Israel of damaging two ships docked in Turkey and Greece that were part of a flotilla attempting to reach the Palestinian territory.
Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor dismissed the sabotage charges as "ridiculous," calling them "sad conspiracy theories."
There is more..... http://news.yahoo.com/greece-arrests-gaza-bound-boat-captain-154447412.html
Endangering the lives of the passengers -- regardless of it the passengers desire to go or not. It is incumbent on the captain to take into account the health ( not to mention the mental health) and welfare of the passengers!!
Could be that one of lemon law`s predictions came true -- ONLY in the opposite -- as Wo0rld wide pressure mounts on Greece to stop the flotilla....rofl..hahahaaa
http://news.yahoo.com/greece-arrests-gaza-bound-boat-captain-154447412.html
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have arrested the captain of a boat that is part of a Gaza-bound flotilla trying to deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory, officials said Saturday.
The 60-year-old captain, John Klusmire, was being held at Piraeus police headquarters and will remain there until a court hearing Tuesday.
"The conditions of his detention are terrible," vessel spokeswoman Jane Hirschmann told the Associated Press. "There is no bed. He is sitting on a bench." Police weren't immediately available for comment.
Greece's coast guard said Klusmire, captain of "The Audacity of Hope," faces charges of trying to leave port without permission and of endangering the lives of the boat's passengers. The latter charge is a felony.
The boat was carrying 36 passengers, four crew and about 10 members of the media. Its attempt to sail Friday night from the port of Perama, near Athens, was thwarted by coast guard speedboats. On the same day, Greece had announced it was banning vessels heading to Gaza from leaving Greek ports.
The "Audacity of Hope" has been moored at a Greek naval station. Its crew of four, two British and two American citizens, was forbidden to leave the boat. The British Embassy intervened and while they were then allowed to leave the boat, the crew and the passengers chose to stay on board, Hirschmann said.
"Where is the American embassy in all this?" she said, adding that U.S. authorities had not responded to passengers' calls for assistance. The U.S. Embassy wasn't immediately available for comment.
In Jerusalem, Israel has denied claims it sabotaged ships trying to breach its sea blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Activists have accused Israel of damaging two ships docked in Turkey and Greece that were part of a flotilla attempting to reach the Palestinian territory.
Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor dismissed the sabotage charges as "ridiculous," calling them "sad conspiracy theories."
There is more..... http://news.yahoo.com/greece-arrests-gaza-bound-boat-captain-154447412.html
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