I en sak er det alltid to parter og i en rettstat plikter vi å akseptere alle sin rett til å forsvare seg. Det er også slik at bevisbyrden ligger hos anklager og ingen er pliktet til å bevise sin uskyld. En kan si mye om Boye sin agenda og hans måte å legge fram denne saken på, men jeg er sikkert på at de aller, aller fleste mener at nå er tiden inne til å få saken til den eller de domstoler som er bemyndiget til å dømme i bridge. Vi har et lovverk å forholde oss til og de retningeslinjene skal v i alle forholde oss til.
Jeg berømmer i denne sammenhengen NBF sitt brev til EBL der de anmoder om å ta saken på det største alvor og at EBL behandler beskyldningene så kjapt som overhode mulig. Brevet kan du lese på NBF sine sider. Boye håper at NBF kan sette press på andre forbund slik at det kommer et masivt krav om at saken må behandles umiddelbart. Det er noe det er lett å støtte Boye i.
Ron Scwartz har på vegne av seg selv og Lotan Fisher gitt ut pressmeldingen under. Det er ikke uventet at de benekter alle påstander i saken og de er klar til å ta opp kampen for å renvaske seg. De sier at siden saken har tatt den retning den har gjort, vil de ikke spille sammen som par før dom er falt. Noe annet ville vært utenkelig.
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Bridge champions Lotan Fisher and Ron Schwartz embark on an international legal battle to clear their names
Fisher & Schwartz hired an international legal and professional team which will unveil the persons and interests behind the attempt to implicate them with false accusations.
In recent days, following a series of impressive and unusual professional success, Mr. Lotan Fisher and Mr. Ron Schwartz, both prominent Bridge champions, have found themselves in the middle of a false and harsh smear campaign, which is orchestrated by several of their rivals in the competitive Bridge field.
Other than several clips which were published online, both Fisher and Schwartz have no knowledge of the nature of the accusations and are both determined to prove their innocence.
Fisher and Schwartz have announced today (Monday) that for the time being and in order to prevent any shadow over their successes, they will not compete as a pair. However the couple wishes to reaffirm that they will both continue to play bridge as teammates both in official and private tournaments.
In addition, Fisher and Schwartz will fully cooperate with any examination and will argue their case against any accusation which will be presented to them. Fisher and Schwartz are fully convinced that justice will prevail and their innocence will be proclaimed shortly.
To facilitate that, Fisher and Schwartz have hired Adv. Dror Arad Ayalon, former chairman of Israel's bar association's ethics committee to lead an international legal and professional team – which will disprove any false accusations, and in addition will disclose the persons and interests behind the heinous attempt to implicate them.
As to the accusation made by Mr. Brogeland – the Fisher-Schwartz legal team responded as follows:
Mr. Brogeland's accusations are not only paranoid and false, but are also a crude attempt to spin the facts. Despite the great damage Mr. Brogeland inflicted not only to the good names of Mr. Schwartz and Fisher, but also to their livelihood and careers, he now attempts to portray himself as the "innocent victim". The truth is that the only thing Mr. Brogeland has to fear about – is the legal and professional consequences of his actions, in which the first step will be an imminent law suit.
