Victim in abuse case
Abusive officer gets light sentence
Armored Corps lieutenant who punched soldier receives just 21 days of community service
An Armored Corps officer convicted of abusing a soldier has signed a plea deal sentencing him to just 21 days of community service and a demotion, Ynet learned Thursday.
The officer, a lieutenant by rank, is being convicted of a non-criminal offense after having been found guilty of spraining a soldier's arm and punching him in the ribs before the eyes of his comrades.
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Hanan Greenberg
Several new inductees to 188 Brigade suffer severe beating as part of hazing ceremony. Company commander, officers involved sentenced to various jail, detention periods following inquest. 'IDF will not tolerate such behavior from its soldiers,' says army source
The affair was exposed by Ynet in the summer of 2009, a short time after the IDF conducted an internal investigation that revealed hazing in the Armored Corps' 74th battalion.
After the investigation was concluded a squadron was split up and its commander discharged from the army. Some of the soldiers were tried for criminal offenses and faced severe indictments.
The only loose end still remaining was the indictment against the squadron's deputy commander, Lt. A, who was charged with conduct unbecoming.
The prosecutor in his case, Iyad Azam, explained the plea bargain sentencing him to just 21 days of community service and a demtion. He said the incident occurred after the soldier who was beaten had been rude to the officer, and that the latter had since been discharged from the IDF and is currently completing academic studies.
Lt. A's attorney, Ilan Katz, said his client had learned his lesson and that he was a good officer. He added that the latter had not meant to cause injury to the soldier, over whom he continued to serve as commander.
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