President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday denied the pardon plea by Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto who is serving a prison sentence in a medical prison in Ramlah. Pinto based his request for a pardon on his bad health.
Rabbi Pinto entered white-collar Ma’asiyahu prison in February, and two months later submitted his pardon plea. Rivlin adhered to Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked’s recommendation to deny the plea.
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