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Tuesday, March 7, 2017
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Tuesday, March 7, 2017
IDF prosecutors appeal Hebron soldier’s light sentence
Army attorneys file an appeal against the 18-month sentence given to soldier Elor Azaria, convicted of manslaughter in January for shooting dead a disarmed, incapacitated Palestinian assailant last year.
According to the prosecutors, the sentence “significantly deviates” from what is expected of the court, given the seriousness of the offense.
The prosecutors request the appellate court at least double Azaria’s sentence, calling for a prison term of three to five years.
Last week, Azaria’s attorneys filed their own appeal against not only the sentence, which they said was too harsh, but against the guilty verdict.
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