Oct 28th 2002

 

 

News from Tvind Alert
Investigating the Tvind organisation and exchanging information in 50 countries
http://www.tvindalert.org.uk
No 9 Oct 28th 2002

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TVIND ALERT PASSES 60,000 VISITORS.    According to the original and probably most reliable web counter, Tvind Alert this week passed a new milestone of  60,000 clicks, in just under three years.  TELL US YOUR STORY. If you have an item for publication in this newsletter, please send it to us at editor@tvindalert.org.uk.   If you want to contact Tvind Alert or pass on information in confidence, please email us at feedback@tvindalert.org.uk or see further contact details below.

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Jes Fabricius Mller's brief information on Tvind and news update for non-Danes: http://www.staff.hum.ku.dk/jesfab/abouttvind.htm#update

Friedrich Griess's German-language archive of Tvind news:
http://griess.st1.at/tvind

IICD Watch:
http://iicdwatch.bravepages.com/


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Top stories

 

TVIND-LEADERS HAD PLANS TO BUILD HOUSES AND RANCHES

 

Tvind-leader Mogens Amdi Petersen and other top members of the Teachers Group had plans to build houses and a ranch in Zimbabwe and Mexico worth millions of dollars. This appears from handwritten notes Amdi Petersen had with him during his arrest at a Los Angeles airport in February. The Tvind leadership appeared to have plans how to obtain the necessary millions of dollars to be able to realize this project, says Danish police.

This is one of the reasons why police dont want Petersen to be released from custody. Police are afraid there is a big risk the Tvind-founder will flee. This fear is also based on the fact that Petersen had two aliases: Mr. A. Pedersen (instead of Petersen) and Mr. M. Cordoba. He also is said to be involved in a company which should make it possible for Petersen to get a permit to stay in a new country.

His lawyer Anders Boelskifte says Petersen will not attempt to flee.

 

(Source: Berlingske Tidende/Freidrich Griess)

 

 

 

COURTCASE AGAINST TVIND MIGHT COST TAX-PAYER 4,5 MILLION EUROS

The courtcase against the Tvind-founder and seven other Tvind-leaders might cost the Danish tax-payer 4,5 million euros (33 million kroner).   This says prosecutor Poul Gade, now that one of the Tvind-leaders, Bodil Ross Sorensen has got permission to have two lawyers instead of the usual one lawyer in the case on account of tax evasion and embezzlement through Tvinds Humanitarian Fund.    Also Tvind-spokesman Poul Jorgensen and Amdi Petersen are being assisted by two lawyers.    All together the Tvind-leaders are being assisted by eleven solicitors.

 

 

(Source: Berlingske Tidende/Friedrich Griess)

 

 

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Messages/questions from readers:

HOLLAND

 

A young French woman who was a student at one of the Tvind-schools writes us how much she was paid when she worked for Humana Holland a few years ago.   According to Humana Holland students are being paid on a commercial scale (according to market wages) and they are well treated.

 

I was paid 500 NLG per month + the train pass (around  450 NLG).  As far as I know, volunteers were not paid.   My job there was to assist Joe Trompert with the export. In a few words our job was to plan the loading, prepare the  documentation (custums included) and have contacts with the customers. I sometimes made the invoices, she told Tvind Alert.

 

 

 

POLAND

 

A splendid article about Humanas treatment of volunteers appeared in the Polish newspaper Tina on October 23rd, according to Polish contacts.  The journalist was Grzegorz Kacalski who in bright manner delivered truth about this sect. Tvind Alert would be interested in receiving a translation into English of this article.

 

 

 

ENGLAND

 

Neil Terry would like to contact former staff/students from the Small School at Winestead, East Yorkshire.   He writes:  If there are any of you out there could you please e-mail me at neilterry@hotmail.com.  (Tvind Alert guest book).

 

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NUMBER OF VISITORS TO TVIND ALERT THIS WEEK:    752

 

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TOP TEN COUNTRIES BY VISITOR THIS WEEK:
United States   (105)

Denmark  (71)
United Kingdom  (65)
The Netherlands   (37)

Poland (29)
Sweden    (26)
Germany  (21)

Canada  (20)

Spain  (20)

Italy   (16)

 

And 38 other countries / territories.

 

 

NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS TO THIS FREE UPDATE:    1122

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