Open Letter To Oskar Deutsch : BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES

 

o.deutsch@ikg-wien.at

office@ikg-wien.at

Dear Mr Deutsch

I am writing to you about the case of Beth Alexander who has been denied access to her sons Sammy and Benjy. I believe that a huge injustice has taken place in the denial of access rights to Beth.  

It appears to me that Beth is a loving mother who only wants to care for her children and support them as they develop. It seems that the decision to deny Beth the access rights she deserves has been taken with disregard to the children’s welfare. They have suffered as a result, being denied the natural bond with their mother all children undoubtedly crave.

It has been reported online that the basis of the judge’s decision to deny Beth access rights is a questionable psychiatric report, obtained after interference from another judge who is purported to be a friend of Dr Schlesinger.  An Independent psychiatric report found no evidence of Beth suffering from mental illness when Beth was assessed in 2010 - https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-tragic-battle-with-only-losers/.  There is also information online indicating that Beth was in fact a victim of abusive behaviour from her ex-husband. In 2010, Dr Schlesinger was removed from the couple’s home on police orders after he sought, unsuccessfully, to have his wife committed to a mental institute https://www.timesofisrael.com/sordid-custody-battle-in-vienna-stirs-international-uproar/.

For a Court to take the drastic action of removing children from the care of their mother there must be some evidence of a risk of harm or neglect posed to the child. In Beth’s case there is no evidence of such concerns. It appears that a massive miscarriage of justice has taken place.

I’m sure you will agree that family life is so central to our lives as Jews that the miscarriage of justice taking place at the expense of Beth and her sons places a wider burden on the Jewish community to bring healing to the situation. This is in addition to the basic human rights abuses that appear evident in this case. My request is that as leader of the Viennese Jewish community you intervene in this situation in whatever way you can to bring a positive outcome for Beth and her sons.

I wish you well.

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