“A TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE”: Beth Medrash Govoha Issues Official Statement on R’ Binyomin Kubani’s Incarceration
Lakewood, NJ – Beth Medrash Govoha has released a powerful statement in response to the arrest and imprisonment of R’ Binyomin Kubani, a devoted ben Torah, husband, and father of eight, who was taken into custody following what many have called a baseless and unjustified accusation.
The official letter, signed by Rabbi Yosef Heinemann, CEO of Beth Medrash Govoha, describes the situation as a “travesty and miscarriage of justice” and denounces the circumstances surrounding R’ Binyomin’s detention as evidence of a “disturbing failure of the system.”
“It is with deep sorrow and grave concern that we address the recent events surrounding the unjust detention and incarceration of one of Beth Medrash Govoha’s respected students,” the letter states.
BMG makes it clear that the yeshiva is fully behind R’ Binyomin, declaring: “Beth Medrash Govoha stands firmly and unequivocally behind our student. We are actively engaged in using every resource and tool at our disposal to clear his name and secure his immediate release.”
The letter further urges the community to unite in tefillah and activism, asserting that “we will not rest until justice is fully served, and this terrible wrong is righted.”
The release of the letter comes as protest efforts continue to intensify. A short while ago, hundreds gathered at BMG’s Bais Yitzchok for an atzeres tefillah, to be followed, at 2 p.m., by a mass protest and tefillah rally outside the Lakewood Police Department headquarters. Footage of the incident that led to R’ Binyomin’s arrest has since emerged, clearly contradicting the police report and reinforcing the community’s assertion that the arrest was entirely unfounded.
As of now, R’ Binyomin remains in custody, but the pressure on authorities to reverse course and correct what many are calling a blatant injustice is growing by the hour.
{Matzav.com}