[free-sklyarov] Big Brother is watching you

[Joe Barr]

Thanks, even with the sophmoric commentary.


On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 00:58:34 -0400
Declan McCullagh <declan at well.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 23, 2001 at 11:55:45PM -0500, Joe Barr wrote:
> > Why is he still in jail?  I mean, why hasn't he been bailed out?  Do
> > our laws allow the FBI to just disappear someone by virtue of their
> > arrest?  Is due process an antiquated notion?
> 
> It would undoubtably help his chances at making bail if a judge set
> bail for everyone's favorite defendant, rather than not letting him
> out on bail at all.
> 
> http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,45342,00.html
>  Matthew Parrella, a federal prosecutor in Las Vegas, said a judge on
>  Monday decided to hold Sklyarov without bail until his hearing in
>  California some time in the next two weeks. "The court deemed him a
>  risk of non-appearance, which is not uncommon with white collar
>  criminals," Parrella said.
> 
> It would undoubtably help your understanding if you read news coverage
> of the case.
> 
> -Declan
> 


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