Tag: criminal law
Court Throws Out Teen’s Confession of Hate Crimes Citing Torture by Clandestine Police
The same ruling could set free Yinon Reuveni, who was convicted on the basis of Z's confessions in a number of incidents, and the trial of the minor accused in the murder of the Dawabsheh family in the village of Duma,
Judge in ‘Hate Wedding’ Trial Makes State Present Similar Cases Not Prosecuted in Arab...
The defense argued that while the state prosecution indicted their clients, it regularly opts not to indict in similar cases in the Arab sector.
Court Rejects Confessions Made Under Torture in Duma Arson Case
During the hearing, the judge said that "the use of the [excessive] means (the state's euphemism for torture) severely violated the rights of the defendants."
Leftwing NGOs to Challenge Court’s Revocation of Terrorist’s Israeli Citizenship
A 2008 amendment to Israel's Citizenship Law authorizes the court to approve a request from the interior minister to revoke the citizenship of Israeli citizens for "breach of loyalty."
Israeli Businessman Murdered in Tbilisi, Georgia
The victim was attacked in his rental apartment, his head was broken with a hammer and the attackers escaped with two thousand dollars.
Minister Uri Ariel: Keep Administrative Detention for ‘Time Bombs’
Minister Uri Ariel says the use of administrative detention should be restricted to cases of "ticking time bombs."
Fredrick Cohn Esq., Have You No Shame?
It was a smart move on the part of the accused, Abdel Hameed Shehadeh, in hiring a Jewish lawyer as only a Jew would have the nerve to make such an outrageous request.