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Tuesday, November 3, 2020
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Tuesday, November 3, 2020
State backs decision to deny Rabin’s killer furlough, says he’s still dangerous
The state prosecution submits a legal opinion to the Beersheba District Court saying it agrees with the Prison Service’s decision to turn down a furlough request by prime minister Yitzhak Rabin’s killer, Yigal Amir.
In its opinion, the prosecution cites the Shin Bet security service, saying Amir is “a dangerous activist and the former leader of a terror cell whose goal was to bring about a change in the Israeli government’s policies by carrying out terror attacks.”
It also says Amir, who requested the furlough earlier this week in order to attend his son’s bar mitzvah, still poses a threat due to his attempts to secure his early releases by contacting, illegally, people who are not members of his family.
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