Bring Victor Skormin Home Now!

admin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:47:57 +0000

Victor Skormin is a Distinguished Service Professor for the State University of New York at Binghamton. He was detained abroad in Kazakhstan on charges of currency smuggling. I am Jim Moronski, a friend and colleague of Victor and have tried to make as much information available as I can on the status of Victor’s health and the efforts of others to help resolve this unfortunate situation as quickly as possible. I and many of his friends, believe that these charges are unfounded. It is very likely that Victor is a victim of a shakedown gone very wrong while attempting to leave the country. I created this site to help with the dissemination of information regarding his case and to allow more people to preview the information that only a few have had. For some unknown reason, the Administration of Binghamton University has not been in regular contact with Victor in the weeks since his detainment. This has led to dated and potentially inaccurate information being disseminated causing confusion to both faculty and students.

I will be trying to update this page regularly. I am in contact with him quite often (many times a day) and am very worried about his health and the Kazakh legal system. I hope that he prevails and is back in the United States with us as quickly as possible.

What can you do to help?
Please read over at least the diaries and send e-mails to your US Senators and Representatives requesting action. Furthermore, e-mails to the Binghamton University Administration will help to show your support.

About Kazkhstan
Overseas Security Advisory Council
CIA World Fact Book

American Media (needs to be updated more)
Newschannel 34 October 24, 2008
Newschannel 34 October 22, 2008
Newschannel 34 October 21, 2008

Binghamton University Pipe Dream article October 24, 2008
Binghamton University Pipe Dream article October 21, 2008

Press and Sun Bulletin October 17, 2008
Press and Sun Bulletin October 16, 2008

Kazakh Press
Second article (mostly Russian, look for comment in English Page 4 of 5).
Translation of second article First article (Russian)
Translation of first article.

Victor’s Diaries/Documents
The Hostage Diary
Updated Hostage Diary
Canary
Open letter for help from American Politicians
Letter from Victor to Kazakh officials

Financial Details
Financial from Al Farabi University
Financial from Gumilev University
Currency Exchange Receipt

Letters of Recommendation
Letter of Support from the Binghamton University Faculty Senate (In Russian)
Original, amazingly indifferent, letter from Binghamton University “in support” of one of its Distinguished Service Professors
A very nice and complimentary letter from President DeFleur. (In Russian)
Letter of Support from EECE Department Chairman
Support letter from Russian Academy of Science

Legal Information
Originals in Russian
Questioning 1
Questioning 2
Recording
Injunction Order
Motion
Order to open the case.
Interrogation 1
Interrogation 2

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