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Nir Yaslovitzh, the Israeli lawyer who defended the main suspect “Sam” and two others accused of taking part in a gang rape of a British tourist, who was cleared Monday of having lied in claiming the rape, tells The Times of Israel the ruling “changes nothing.”
He indicates that his confidence stems from the fact that judges did not order a reexamination of the original case regarding the alleged rape of the British teen.
Nir Yaslovitzh, the lawyer for Mordy and Natali Oknin who had been jailed for photographing the Turkish president’s palace, arrives at the couple’s home in Modiin, November 18, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
“The decision changes nothing. If I understand correctly, the meaning is not that they will reopen everything from the beginning now, and because of that, I am not worried about the future at all,” says Yaslovitzh in English, which is not his native tongue.
Speaking to Ynet, he says the ruling indicates only “failings in [the woman’s] trial, and not my clients’ guilt.”
He maintains that his clients engaged in “group sex.” He says he can give further comment after he reads the court decision.
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