Judge Cohen approves Ary Soenardi SunTimes Update, Part 1
The Jon Seidel story in the Sun-Times, which I linked to earlier today, has been changed considerably, even though there is no acknowledgement of this on the webpage and even though it still bears the posting time of 11:52 a.m.
Here are some excerpts from the new version, none of which were in the story at the time I posted the original link, except the first quotation, which is an expansion of what Seidel originally wrote:
She is definitely within his [Soenardis] control, Mackoff said. She refuses to have any other attorney than Ary Soenardi. And she will not accept any other attorney at this point.
So Cohen said, shes got him.
We cant protect people from themselves, Cohen said.
Mackoff and the other lawyers broached the idea in court Tuesday of retrieving Mack from Indonesia so she could stand trial in the United States. But Cohen called that magical thinking.
I dont have a right to order that, Cohen said.
But he did have questions about Macks deal with Soenardi.
Whats the contract between the client and this attorney whos never tried a murder case before in his life? Cohen said.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news-ch...paid-trust-fund-murder-defendant-heather-mack
I realize Mackoff is an oldster (my guess: born circa 1932), but the very idea that Heather could be retrieved from Indonesia to stand trial instead in the U.S. is utterly demented. I am shocked that any of those attorneys would say such a thing in open court. I now fear that Mackoff hasn't got clue one as to how to monitor Soenardi.
Its clear that Judge Cohen thinks that Soenardi is a poor choice for Heather because Soenardi hasnt previously tried a murder case. He really is completely unconcerned about bribery and actually worries that Heather doesnt know what she is doing.
Heather knows exactly what shes doing.