Netanyahu se prononce en faveur des demandes de grâce pour Azaria

Activist who filmed Hebron shooting ’fears for his life’ after Israeli soldier convicted
Jan. 4, 2017 4:58 P.M. (Updated: Jan. 4, 2017 5:03 P.M.)
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BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Emad Abu Shamsiyya, a Palestinian activist who filmed the point-blank shooting of Abd al-Fatah al-Sharif by an Israeli soldier in Hebron last March said he “feared for his life” after the Israeli soldier was found guilty of manslaughter for the killing Wednesday.

One message written to Abu Shamsiyya said that his killing was “inevitable,” while the activist also said members of the soldier’s family had broken into his house.

The court notably ruled Wednesday that the video shot by Abu Shamsiyya was authentic and admissible, as the panel of three judges meanwhile proceeded to give a wholesale rejection to every argument presented by the defense.

At a protest in Hebron organized by al-Sharif’s family while the verdict was being announced, Abu Shamsiyya told Ma’an he has continued to receive hundreds of death threats since the video he shot for Israeli rights group B’Tselem went viral and sparked international outrage over the apparent “extrajudicial execution” of al-Sharif, who was already seriously injured after being shot for allegedly attempting to stab an Israeli soldier.

He said that members of Elor Azarya’s family — the soldier who shot al-Sharif — broke into his home and “asked me to go to court and change my testimony.” He said he had video footage proving the incursion took place.

“I have received hundreds of messages from Israeli settlers threatening me, and they have tried to pay me bribes to convince me to change my testimony in court."

Abu Shamsiyya testified in June amid the ongoing trial, when he said Azarya’s defense attorney “tried to mislead the court by raising doubt” about his testimony.(...)

Netanyahu se prononce en faveur des demandes de grâce pour Azaria
Le procès du soldat de Hébron, qui a tiré sur un terroriste palestinien désarmé en mars, a profondément divisé le pays
Times of Israel Staff 4 janvier 2017, 20:23
▻http://fr.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-se-prononce-en-faveur-des-demandes-de-grace-pour-azaria
Le soldat a été jugé coupable mercredi d’homicide contre un terroriste palestinien. Le soldat avait achevé le terroriste alors qu’il gisait à terre neutralisé, après avoir attaqué au couteau des soldats.

« C’est une journée difficile et douloureuse pour nous tous, en premier lieu Elor et sa famille, les soldats de Tsahal, de nombreux citoyens et les parents de soldats, y compris moi-même. Je demande à tous les citoyens israéliens d’agir de manière responsable envers l’armée israélienne, ses officiers et ses soldats. Notre armée est la base de notre existence. Les soldats de Tsahal sont nos enfants, et doivent le rester, au-delà de tous les désaccords. Je soutiens les demandes de grâce pour Elor Azaria, » lit-on dans un communiqué du bureau du Premier ministre.

Les trois juges du tribunal militaire, qui bénéficient désormais d’une sécurité renforcée suite aux tensions suscitées par le verdict, devraient prendre plusieurs semaines avant de prononcer leur peine à l’encontre du soldat qui encourt vingt ans de prison.