Charges of violating foreign trade regulations which were brought against Benjamin Schreiber, leader of the Agudas Israel organization in Austria, were dropped today.
The Agudah leader, who had been arrested and later released on bail, said today that he will sue the Austrian Government for moral and material damages which he claims to have suffered as a result of the arrest.
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