Bentzion Miller (Yerushalayim), who remains the chief suspect in the Japan ecstasy drug case, may not be compelled to stand trial. He was sent for psychiatric evaluation to permit the court to determine if he is of sound mind and responsible for his alleged actions.
Defense attorney Yair Nehorai called for the move, telling the Tel Aviv District that his client suffers from manic depression and as such, there is question as to his ability to be held accountable for his actions, accused of smuggling 90,000 ecstasy pills from Holland to Japan. Nehorai adds his client is classified as partially disabled as a result of the medication he takes to treat his illness.
Nehorai challenged Miller's continued incarceration, explaining the harsh conditions will only serve to further exacerbate his fragile mental state. The court refused to release him along with the suspect who was set free last week, but ordered Miller to undergo psychiatric evaluation in the coming days.
The attorney representing two of the imprisoned bochrim in Japan stated that the arrest of Miller and other developments in the case shows beyond the shadow of a doubt that the boys in Japan are nothing more than na�ve victims who are now paying the price for the criminal actions of others.
(Yechiel Spira - YWN Israel)
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