Azaria lawyer says lenient sentence shows appeal justified

21 February 2017, 2:20 pm

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In a statement after the sentencing, Yoram Sheftel, who led the defense in the weeks since the conviction, confirms there will be an appeal, and adds that the fact the court ruled that Azaria would serve only half of the minimum amount requested by the prosecution shows that such a move is justified.

He begins to lay out his plans for the appeal, saying the case is based on two false claims made by soldiers from the scene, who testified that Azaria said after the incident that the terrorist deserved to die.

“There were 13 cameras there!” Sheftel shouts, but none of them captured that statement.

Sheftel accuses the judges of deliberately ignoring facts. When asked why, he says, “I’m not a psychiatrist.”