Parole board grants early release to drivers who ferried Hadas Malka’s killers

A parole board has granted early release to a second driver who ferried a group of Palestinian terrorists to Damascus Gate where they carried out a June 2017 attack that killed Border Police officer Hadas Malka.

The driver, whose release was granted today, is a resident of East Jerusalem and had been sentenced to 14 months in prison. His punishment was cut by a third.

The move followed the release of a second driver — a Palestinian from the West Bank — who similarly had his sentence shortened by a third. He had been slated to serve 16 months in prison.

The decisions have shocked Malka’s family, who according to Hadashot news was not consulted with by the parol board as typically required.

In addition, an official of the Israel Prisons Service told the news channel that he was unaware of previous cases where security prisoners saw their sentences shortened.