男女羞羞视频在线观看,国产精品黄色免费,麻豆91在线视频,美女被羞羞免费软件下载,国产的一级片,亚洲熟色妇,天天操夜夜摸,一区二区三区在线电影
  2004Edition>News Center>World
         
 

American fined in Brazil for gesture
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-02-08 14:32

A second American paid a hefty fine for making an obscene gesture during fingerprinting procedures for U.S. citizens in Brazil, police said Saturday.

Douglas A. Skolnick will be allowed to leave the southeastern resort town of Foz do Iguacu with his tour group Sunday after paying $17,200 for raising his middle finger when he was fingerprinted and photographed, said federal police spokesman Marcos Koren.

The customs requirements were imposed in response to similar U.S. rules for citizens of Brazil and many other countries. The United States says its rules will help prevent terrorists from entering the country.

Skolnick, who arrived in Brazil on Friday, was taken before a judge early Saturday after being arrested and jailed for hours on the charge of showing contempt to authorities.

Skolnick, 55, of New Jersey, said he made the gesture as a joke, agreed to pay the fine and told the judge he was sorry, Koren said. Skolnick's hometown was not immediately known.

On Jan. 14, American Airlines pilot Dale Robin Hersh was arrested on the same charge after making a similar gesture when he was fingerprinted in Sao Paulo. Hersh returned home after paying a $12,750 fine.

Skolnick "said he knew what happened with the pilot but said he had no intention of insulting the Brazilian authorities or the Brazilian people, but we don't think that's true," Koren said.

Globo TV aired footage Saturday showing Skolnick entering a jail cell and telling Brazilian journalists, "I'm an American citizen. I'm not a monkey."

Koren said Skolnick was upset with the media attention.

U.S. consular officials in Brazil were aware of the incident but were not asked to provide any assistance, said Wesley Carrington, spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Brasilia.

After the court hearing, Skolnick was taken to the hotel where the tour group was staying. He was kept inside his room with a police standing guard outside while the group toured the area, famed for its waterfalls, Koren said.

After paying the fine, Skolnick was free "to enjoy the little time he has left here," Koren said. He said money from the fine will be donated to two Brazilian charities for the elderly and children.

Foz do Iguacu sits at the border with Argentina and Paraguay, about 500 miles southeast of Sao Paulo. Skolnick's tour group arrived from Santiago, Chile, on a chartered flight.

 
  Today's Top News     Top World News
 

'Depression' is the catchword among college students

 

   
 

Bird flu detected in US as virus wanes in Asia

 

   
 

John Kerry wins big, becomes major rival of Bush

 

   
 

3 arrested for bombing Chinese restaurants

 

   
 

China court hears homosexual prostitution case

 

   
  Israeli strike kills Jihad leader,boy
   
  Bird flu detected in US as virus wanes in Asia
   
  Russians hunt for Moscow metro bombers
   
  Fourteen police reported killed in Haiti ambushes
   
  Almost 400 members of Arafat's Fatah quit
   
  John Kerry wins big, becomes major rival of Bush
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  Related Stories  
   
US pilot freed after paying a $12,775 fine
   
Brazil fines US pilot for making obscene gesture
   
Brazil arrests US pilot over gesture
   
Brazil rains leave tens of thousands homeless
  News Talk  
  The evil root of all instability in the world today  
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 康乐县| 西盟| 麻江县| 吉隆县| 株洲市| 南川市| 东方市| 和平县| 卢湾区| 高尔夫| 镇康县| 哈密市| 丰县| 沙洋县| 绥阳县| 特克斯县| 宜章县| 西华县| 长宁县| 雷州市| 南江县| 蓬莱市| 左权县| 曲周县| 司法| 景德镇市| 南靖县| 霍城县| 吉林市| 云南省| 黄大仙区| 许昌县| 金沙县| 塘沽区| 娄烦县| 婺源县| 上林县| 镇坪县| 红河县| 东莞市| 长丰县| 乌兰浩特市| 安国市| 永仁县| 武鸣县| 辽源市| 马公市| 灵川县| 中牟县| 澎湖县| 英吉沙县| 黔江区| 右玉县| 慈利县| 石柱| 阳高县| 新野县| 石河子市| 博罗县| 年辖:市辖区| 霍州市| 密云县| 上杭县| 侯马市| 健康| 青海省| 江门市| 开化县| 梅河口市| 涞源县| 河南省| 东乡族自治县| 桦川县| 大竹县| 昌吉市| 隆化县| 临沭县| 福贡县| 佛坪县| 称多县| 拉萨市| 江门市|