Elor Azaria's lawyers seek delay on sentencing
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Sgt. Elor Azaria’s Defense Attorneys Ilan Katz and Eyal Besserglick submitted a request Tuesday afternoon to the military court to delay by a week the sentencing that was supposed to be handed down on Sunday.
The chief prosecutor in the trial is not expected to oppose the request which stems from the attorneys’ desire to prepare character witnesses who have agreed to testify for Azaria in order to attain a lighter sentence for the soldier who was convicted of manslaughter last week.
The witnesses include Azaria’s friend from his military unit, junior commanders and his school teachers.
