Two members of the family of David Graiver, the Argentine Jewish banker who was reported to have been killed in an airplane crash several years ago, have been released from jail in Argentina following that country’s Supreme Court ruling that the “Graiver case” should be tried by a civilian court because the military tribunal which sentenced five members of the family had no jurisdiction, according to reports from Buenos Aires.
David Graiver’s mother, Eva Gitnach de Graiver, and his sister-in-law, Lydia Brodsky de Graiver, both of whom had been sentenced to three-year jail terms, were freed last month. David’s father, Juan Graiver, and his wife, Lidia Papeleo de Graiver, both of whom were given 12-year sentences, remain in jail. David’s brother, Isidoro, is also in jail awaiting sentencing, according to the reports. Argentine authorities accused David Graiver of having contributed money to antigovernment leftwing guerrillas.
Last month, the Buenos Aires daily, “Clarin,” reported that shortly before the Supreme Court decision was announced, the National Commission on Patrimonial Responsibility (CONAREPA) decided to transfer to the national treasury, without charges, a large amount of assets of the “Graiver group” for “not having explained the legitimate origins of their acquisition. ” The assets of David Graiver and the five members of his family then in jail were included in the CONAREPA decision.
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