Monday, January 15, 2007

Hendel Proposes to Annul Statute of Limitations on Murder of PM

Hendel Proposes to Annul Statute of Limitations on Murder of PM
16:17 Jan 15, '07 / 25 Tevet 5767
by Baruch Gordon

MK Tzvi Hendel (National Union) is sponsoring a law enabling the state to prosecute a person suspected of murdering a prime minister anytime after the event, without any criminal limitations period.

Under current Israeli law, a person may be prosecuted for murder, whether the victim be a prime minister or a common civilian, only within 20 years of the crime. After that time, no criminal proceedings may be initiated against a suspect.

Hendel says that in the case of the murder of a prime minister, a person should not escape justice just because a long period has passed since the crime.

MK Hendel's office explained that the murder of a prime minister endangers society as a whole, and the perpetrator and his accomplice must know that they are liable to face criminal proceedings and pay for the crime even tens of years later.

Israeli law establishes different statutes limiting prosecution depending on the severity of a crime. The Law for Justice Against Nazis and their Accomplices, for example, has no limitation whatsoever.

On Sunday, Hendel's bill was approved by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation. This approval means that the coalition is officially obligated to support the bill, even though it is being sponsored by a member of the opposition. The approval greatly increases the chances that the bill will pass the preliminary reading and the subsequent three readings in the Knesset required for it to be accepted as law.

On Wednesday, the proposal will be brought to the plenum for its preliminary reading.
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Did Shimon Peres get away with murder? Let the Israeli authorities investigate the role of Shimon Peres in the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

It appears Yitzhak Rabin was sacrificed by the Israeli oligarchy for their German-Jesuit masters intent on occupying Jerusalem.

Shimon Peres Came to Power Over Rabin's Dead Body

Vatican Linked to the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin

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