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Mother of slain Palestinian with autism decries ‘injustice’ of court acquittal
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The mother of Iyad Halak outside Mahash, the Police Internal Investigations Department, in Jerusalem on October 21, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
The mother of Iyad Halak decries “injustice” after the Border Police officer who shot dead her autistic son in 2020 was acquitted earlier today in the Jerusalem District Court.
“My son is now in the grave and his killer is relaxing and going out and having a good time, and this is a particular injustice,” Rana Halak tells AFP after the verdict was pronounced.
“[Iyad] created a special atmosphere within the family,” she adds, sitting beside portraits of her son.
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