Monday, February 23, 2015

U.S. jury orders Palestinian groups to pay attack victims $218.5 million


A U.S. jury on Monday found the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority liable for supporting terrorist attacks in Israel more than a decade ago that killed dozens of Americans.
Jurors in Manhattan federal court awarded $218.5 million in damages to 10 American families who brought the case, a sum that is automatically tripled to $655.5 million under a 1992 U.S. anti-terrorism law, lawyers for the families said.


Both defendants said they would appeal. It is unclear whether the plaintiffs can ever collect, though their lawyers vowed to seek out Palestinian assets to satisfy the judgment.

The verdict was the second in less than a year in which a U.S. jury found defendants liable under the Anti-Terrorism Act, which lets U.S. citizens injured by acts of international terrorism pursue damages in federal court.....Reuters...........http://www.todayonline.com/world/israel-attack-victims-awarded-over-218-million-plo-trial-ny?singlepage=true
23/2/15
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2 comments:

  1. USA: Palästinenserbehörde soll 218 Mio. Schadenersatz zahlen...

    Eine Jury in einem Zivilverfahren in den USA verurteilte die Palästinensische Autonomiebehörde für Anschläge nahe Jerusalem zu Schmerzengeld.............http://diepresse.com/home/politik/aussenpolitik/4670126/USA_Palaestinenserbehorde-soll-218-Mio-Schadenersatz-zahlen?from=rss

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  2. Un tribunal de EEUU condena a los palestinos a pagar a víctimas de atentados...

    El juzgado federal de Manhattan (EEUU) ha condenado a la Autoridad Nacional Palestina (ANP) y a la Organización para la Liberación de Palestina (OLP) a pagar 218 millones de dólares a familias afectadas por seis ataques cometidos por palestinos durante la Segunda Intifada.

    El tribunal considera culpables a la ANP y la OLP de facilitar material a los autores de los atentados, ocurridos en el área de Jerusalén, para cometerlos, hace más de diez años.

    Víctimas estadounidenses de esos ataques llevaron los casos a la justicia de EEUU, que ha emitido un veredicto sin precedentes. "Ahora, la OLP y la ANP sabrán que hay un precio a pagar por apoyar al terrorismo", ha afirmado Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, abogado de los denunciantes, tras conocer la sentencia..........http://mundo.sputniknews.com/america_del_norte/20150224/1034724055.html#ixzz3SeHZ1qPC
    24/2/15

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