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President Rivlin rejects Azaria's request for pardon

President Reuven Rivlin decided to reject the pardon request of former IDF soldier Elor Azaria, who was convicted of manslaughter of a neutralized terrorist in January and is serving a 14 month sentence.

 

In his letter to Azaria, Rivlin wrote that he believes that further leniency in his sentence "will harm the strength of the IDF and the State of Israel."

 

Azaria began serving his sentence in August. He is set to be released in October 2018.

 


פרסום ראשון: 11.19.17, 17:07