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Thursday, June 1, 2017
Prosecution, defense attorneys in Azaria case meet for possible mediation
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleMilitary prosecutors invite the defense team in the Elor Azaria case for a meeting, signaling that the two sides may be starting a mediation process requested by a military court last week.
A statement from IDF’s Chief Military Prosecutor Col. Sharon Zagagi Pinhas says Azaria’s defense attorney Yoram Sheftel has been invited to meet lead prosecutor Nadav Weisman.
Both sides have appealed the 18-month jail sentence that the Israeli soldier received after being convicted of manslaughter for shooting dead a wounded Palestinian assailant as he lay on the ground after attacking another soldier.
Last week, military Judge Zvi Segal urged the two sides to enter mediation in an effort to “rise above” the enmity heard in the course of the contentious trial.
The Times of Israel Community.