Atty. Max Seligman - Archives, Trial against Natan Friedman-Yellin Mor and Matityahu Shmuelevitz in Special Military Court - Correspondence

26.09.1948 - 28.06.1949

Reference Code : HT 13 - 3/ 48/ 8

Archive: Atty. Max Seligman - Archives
Material status: Scanned

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Correspondence with government ministers and military prosecution regarding: demand to ease conditions of detention of accused and transfer trial to Tel Aviv. Requests by families to visit detainees. Max Seligman petition to Supreme Court to allow visits of two prisoners. Preparations for trial. Lists of witnesses names. Requests for bail. Demand to stop trial, cancel Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance and release all Lehi detainees. Request to prevent approving verdict, critique of it and trial proceedings and request to cancel it. Letters from Natan Friedman-Yellin Mor to Seligman and military prosecutor. Charges against all Lehi detainees. Petition by Akiva Brun to Supreme Court against ministers demanding they explain why declaration of Lehi movement as terrorist organization was not removed. Situation in Lehi and plan of action to be taken. Appeal by Lehi movement requesting to register as political movement. Lehi Memorandum on activities in Israel, persecution by government, elimination of the movement, treatment of prisoners and future of the movement. Consent form to appear in list of candidates for Constituent Assembly election, led by Natan Friedman-Yellin. Prevention of Terrorism order. Requests for partial payment of fees to Max Seligman by state. Includes documents in French.