One wants justice and is treated as if one was begging. Such a shame! It happened to the family of artist Teo Peter, who was simply ignored by the authorities in George Bush’s country. MOCKERY; The artist’s family ignored today as well
One wants justice and is treated as if one was begging. Such a shame! It happened to the family of artist Teo Peter, who was simply ignored by the authorities in George Bush’s country. The son and the brother of the bass player killed by VanGoethem want the USA to prove they don’t treat Romanians like some citizens in a third world country.
For 19 months, the mockery of the US authorities as far as the victim’s family was concerned continued even after the American justice didn’t punish Teo Peter’s killer in any way. Yesterday, two weeks before the visit of the USA President, George Bush, in Romania on the occasion of the NATO Summit, the request of the Peter family was more than far from being solved.
INSULTED WHEN A LIFE WAS AT STAKE
Initially, the USA offered 11,500 dollars to Teo Peter descendants and the final offer reached 16,500 dollars according to Claudiu and Dorin Peter and their lawyer, John Gurley. “The USA made the first offer in 2005. They offered me 3,500 dollars and 11,500 dollars to the family. We refused. They raised the offer to 16,500 after two months. We refused. They really insulted us. I am extremely furious because they do not respect our statute as NATO ally”, Teo Peter’s son was very disappointed to tell us yesterday.
APPEAL FOR RESPECT
Teo Peter’s son referred to a similar case in which an English citizen was involved and stated: “The case was treated fairly by the USA Government. We are a family that has been waiting for justice during the past three years and we are yet to get what we asked for. Can you believe that Van Goethem wasn’t sent to prison because