Tag: Yoram Sheftel

Yoram Sheftel loves a challenge. In 1987, he got John Demjanjuk acquitted - that's the notorious "Ivan the Terrible" from the Treblinka extermination camp.

It's rewarding to see that MK Smotrich is adept at playing "I'm rubber you're glue."

Azaria entered the prison on August 9, 2017; the earliest time of eligibility for parole should have come up on Feb. 28, his attorney said.

'Regarding the claim by the defense of abuse of process,' said Judge Piles, 'It was argued that selective enforcement was used against [the appellant], and that the public statements made by the Chief of Staff and the Defense Minister contaminated the trial.' However, Piles said, 'Even if statements were made by the Chief of Staff and the Defense Minister, this does not mean any outside influence and considerations.'

In the last hearing, the military court of appeals asked the parties to consider a compromise.

The appeals court has accepted Sheftel's request that Azaria will not begin to serve his sentence until the end of the appeal hearing.

Azaria's appeal is scheduled to come before the court in May, before a mixed civilian and military five-judge panel.

The prosecution told the court on Tuesday that a harsher sentence would deliver a clear and unambiguous message regarding the moral principles tied to the verdict.

The Azaria family expects the court to accept the prosecution's demand for a sentence of three to five years.

Azaria's attorney Sheftel branded the prosecution "irrepressibly bloodthirsty" for the severe sentence it is recommending.

Azaria's mother passed out when she heard the news.

Attorney Bam said Shabak is trying to hide the torture they used against the defendant to squeeze a confession out of him, by sabotaging his defense, to make sure their crimes aren't exposed in court.