"Boycott Bolivia race if Ostreicher will not be released"

New Petition calls to boycott the race cars participation of Bolivia in the prestigious annual 'Dakar Rally' if they do not release the U.S. citizen Yaakov Ostreicher, resident of Borough Park who is under house arrest in the country.

Petition, which listed 500 signatures, was sent to the race organizers and all sponsors - manufacturers of cars and watches.

The Dakar Rally is an annual motor rally, motorcycles and trucks, held previously and held today in Africa and South America. The race is open to amateurs and professionals, and is considered a difficult area endurance race, including deserts and dunes. The length of the rally is over 9,000 miles and lasts about 16 days.

The petition which was sent to all the event sponsors and the Bolivian government officials said: "Yaakov Ostreicher is an innocent American citizen already starting his third year illegally detained in Bolivia.

"The people who arrested him and took him are sitting in jail for corruption and admitted to acts of corruption, but Yaakov Ostreicher who is innocent is soaked under house arrest.

Therefore we urge the organizers of the Dakar Rally to remove Bolivia from the map of prestigious racing cars, calling all sponsors of the rally to make the auspices with the release of Yaakov Ostreicher from prison. "

The initiators of the petition believe that the call to boycott Bolivia will pressure the Bolivian government, and will bring about his release.

'בחדרי' גם ברשתות החברתיות - הצטרפו!