5 November 1996:
Conscientious objector Eran Avikhazar was today sentenced by
the military tribunal in Jaffa to 45 days in prison and 45
more days of "conditional imprisonment". Since he has already
served almost a month in Military Prison No 4, he is due to be
released on 19 November. However, he will then face further
call-ups, and when he refuses his 45 days of "conditional
imprisonment" will probably be added to the next sentence.
The military tribunal denied Attorney Linda Brayer the right to represent Eran. An appeal has been made to the Israeli High Court of Justice.
BACKGROUND
Eran Avikhazar is an 18-year-old recruit. He had announced his intention to seek exemption as a conscientious objector but was misled by the army, spent two weeks in an induction centre, and then he went AWOL - absent without leave.
Protests to:
Yitzhak Mordechai,
Minister of Defence,
Hakirya, Tel-Aviv
fax: +972 3 6916940
Tzahi Tanegbi
Minister of Justice
29 Saleh E-Din Street
East Jerusalem
fax: +972 2 6285438
Information from:
Conscientious Objectors in Israel, c/o Society of St Ives
email: styves@netvision.net.il
tel: +972 2 6286729 fax: +972 2 6286339
Alert sent out by:
War Resisters' International,
5 Caledonian Road,
London N1 9DX.
tel: +44 171 278 4040
fax: +44 171 278 0444
email: warresisters@gn.apc.org
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