The Greek and Jewish delegations from Rhodes,…
May 1840 CE
On May 26, the investigatory tribunal had held its first open session chaired by Rifaat Bey.
The qadi had argued that "the entire affair is the product of hatred; [and] was instigated by the English and Austrian consuls alone."
The consuls insist on the guilt of the Jews, and they present a concurring written testimony from their colleagues who had stayed on Rhodes.