U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the House panel that oversees international human rights, will chair a congressional hearing Wednesday on the case of American Jacob Ostreicher, who has been held without formal charges in Bolivia since June 2011.
A hearing will be held entitled “Seeking Freedom for American Trapped in Bolivian Prison.” Smith was asked to become involved in the case by Mr. Ostreicher’s daughter Chaya Weinberger, a Lakewood, N.J. resident who is a constituent in Smith’s congressional district.
Who: Chairman Smith, and other members of the human rights subcommittee, and witnesses:
- Yimy Montaño Villgomez, of Bolivia attorney for Jacob Ostreicher
- Jerjes Justiniano Atalá, of Bolivia, attorney for Jacob Ostreicher
- Miriam Ungar, Mr. Ostreicher’s wife, of Brooklyn, NY
- Chaya Weinberger, Mr. Ostreicher’s daughter, Lakewood, NJ
- Steve Moore, former FBI Special Agent, known for his work in the Amanda Knox case in Italy.
When: WEDNESDAY, Aug.1, at 2:30 p.mWhere: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2172
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