Knesset passes law to prevent early release of security prisoners

25 December 2018, 6:09 pm

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Lawmakers advance legislation preventing the early release of convicted terrorists and other security prisoners.

The new law, proposed by Yisrael Beytenu MK Oded Forer, passes its second and third readings by 27 to 6.

The legislation amends a recently passed bill to relieve pressure in overcrowded prisons by allowing the early release of convicts who have served more than two-thirds of their sentences, exempting security prisoners from the inmates who will be freed.

Around 700 criminals were released last week when the new government legislation came into effect, allowing the prison authority to reduce each sentence automatically.

— Raoul Wootliff