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Vieraas kirjoitti:Uhri on hakenut salailukäytännön muuttamista, ei rahaa, mutta Watchtowerille kyse on rahasta. Omaisuuden menettämisen pelossa VT-seuralla on tässä päivänselvässä tapauksessa pokkaa puhua "naisesta, joka väittää että häntä oli hyväksikäytetty lapsena". Tämän tason härskiys vetää hiljaiseksi.

Vieras kirjoitti:Yllätyksekseni huomasin Vartiotorni-seuran omalla sivulla asiaan liittyvän uutisen asiasta.

http://www.jw-media.org/usa/20120620.htm

Vieras kirjoitti:"poliisin puhuttelussa, .... ... jouduin harkitsemaan vastaustani varsin tarkoin"

Poliisi itse varmaan tarkoitti (todistajan) "kuulustelussa", mutta tavallaan kai oli kysymys vain tosiasioiden puhumisesta. Enempää Jaskan ei olisi tarvinnut sanoa ?

Vieras kirjoitti:Tänään konventissa todettiin yksioikoisesti, että kaikki MEDIAN meitä vastaan kertomat asiat OVAT valhetta.

Vieras kirjoitti:Lisää tietoa, muuta infoa ja linkkejä!

Assets Frozen Pending Appeal

In a remarkable twist, on June 20th Judge Robert D. McGuinnes ruled that the real estate assets of the Watch Tower Society are to be effectively frozen pending the outcome of the Society’s appeal against the judgment, which is estimated to take up to two years to reach a climax.

This means that, for the next two years, the Watch Tower Society cannot buy, sell or exchange property without first seeking the permission of the court in Alameda. It is estimated that the total value of the Watch Tower Society’s remaining Brooklyn property portfolio alone is a staggering 1 Billion dollars. By effectively freezing these assets, the Judge has unknowingly put a huge strain on the Society’s abilities to respond quickly to its recent financial decline, which has already seen it close an increasing number of branches worldwide.

WATCHTOWER ASSETS NOT FROZEN FOR TWO YEARS

There have been many comments and some articles written about the freezing of one billion dollars of Watchtower assets following the loss of the Candace Conti court case. Those that have commented on this are technically true in part but in the typical court proceedings this is just a matter of the regular filing of documents to protect the settlement for the plaintiff.

It is considered a typical move in a court proceeding to freeze the assets when the defendant had yet to obtain a bond to cover the settlement. It was apparent WT did not expect to lose and simply were not prepared for this. So the Judge doing his job made the ruling contingent upon WT obtaining a bond to protect the settlement for Ms Conti. The minute the Watchtower obtains the bond the all assets are free and clear to be used any way they wish. So this looks like more of a procedural matter. WT will obtain a bond in a week or so and the order will in a matter of typical court procedure be removed.

Those are the facts. It would have been amazing to see their assets frozen for two years but in this instance it is just not the case. The point is this remains a major victory for abuse survivors everywhere. Institutions are being called into account for bullying victims into silence and in many instances hiding behind the first amendment as religion. We can finally see the brave efforts of those that have come forward having a huge impact and forcing unethical and immoral men to face responsibility for their actions. Thanks to all that speak out and help others to know they are not alone.

Silentlambs

Lothar III kirjoitti:Tuli mieleen sellainen pikkujuttu....muistaakseni jossain VT:ssä on esitetty ajatus, että jos joku saa tuomion maaliselta tuomioistuimelta, voidaan sanoa, että hän on saanut epäsuorasti tuomion Jumalalta.

Eli pitäisikö WTBS:n saama tuomi ymmäärtää niin, että Jumala on epäsuorasti kurittanut omaa järjestöään?