mel jacobson on tue 22 mar 05
--- Louise Cort wrote:
>
> I'm writing to ask your help for Otani-san. As you
> may have heard, late
> last year he was involved in an accident in a
> parking lot, in which
> unfortunately his car ran over and killed someone
> (whom he thought was
> trying to attack him). His case is now being
> considered before a panel of
> three judges. He needs letters of support from as
> many of us as possible, to
> be read by the judges, testifying to his good
> character and the importance
> of his work, not just in Japan but around the world,
> especially in the US.
> He needs to receive these documents by 10 April, at
> the latest.
>
> The documents attached below are (1) an explanation
> of the letter (called
> "petition") from Otani-san's lawyer and (2) a draft
> of the kind of letter
> they are seeking. You can copy the letter into your
> word processor, modify
> it as appropriate, and print it out (ideally on
> letterhead). The letter
> needs to be signed, so it should be sent to
> Otani-san by mail (or express
> mail):
>
> Otani Shiro
> 2843-1 Kinose
> Shigaraki-cho
> Koga-shi
> Shiga-ken 529-1802
> Japan
> tel. 0748.83.0529
> fax 07488.83.1616
>
> The best email contact for any questions is
> Otani-san's son Shinji (in
> Holland): shinjiotani@hotmail.com
>
> Please forward this to anyone else who knows
> Otani-san and could write on
> his behalf (Willi, your parents?). I'll be happy to
> try to answer any
> questions. I saw Otani-san in Shigaraki the week
> before last and had a long
> talk with him. The legal procedures are quite
> obscure to me. What is clear
> is that we can help by sending our letters.
>
> Louise
Jack Troy
Professor of Art
Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA 16652
United States of America
March 21, 2005
From:
Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
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