The sentence was aggravated: 13 months in prison for a southern resident who was convicted of threatening Netanyahu on the Internet
Asher Ben-David wrote on his Twitter account: "Does anyone know about the preparations for the assassination of the prime minister? It seems to me the time has come."
He was originally sentenced to service work, but the prosecution appealed and his sentence was commuted to actual imprisonment: "It is not possible for such cases to recur in the country."
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18/05/2022
Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 16:16 Updated: 17:39
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The Be'er Sheva District Court today (Wednesday) accepted the prosecution's appeal and increased the sentence of Asher Ben-David, who was convicted of threatening the opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, to 13 months in prison. Denounce and aggravate with anyone who seeks through the threat to change the order of government "The verdict reads
according to the indictment, Ben-David wrote on his Twitter account:" Does anyone know about the preparations for the assassination of the prime minister?
Anyone know?
It seems to me that the time has come, it seems to me that water has reached the soul! "First, the court sentenced Ben-David to eight months of community service and a fine of NIS 1,500.
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"A threat that constitutes a serious violation of the democratic system" (Photo: image processing, -)
"It must be condemned and aggravated with anyone who seeks through the threat to change the way a public figure behaves, and in this losing way influence the democratic system, and bring about different results, by virtue of his threats," the ruling said in
response to the original sentence. "It is not possible for such cases to recur and multiply in the country, so in terms of the public interest, a court sentence should not be satisfied and should be aggravated to actual imprisonment."
The prosecution further argued that "any person hiding behind a keyboard should be shown before he dares to make such statements, that he is subject to severe punishment."
The court eventually upheld the appeal and sentenced Ben-David to 13 months in prison.
"This is a threat that constitutes a serious violation of the democratic system, with an expression of a desire to change the order of government with severe violence, against the life of a prime minister," the court ruled.
Ilana Sporta Haniya, suspected of sending threatening letters to Bennett and his family (Photo: Karin Sagi)
Last month, a murder letter was sent, containing a live bullet of a weapon, to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's family.
This week it was revealed that the suspect is Ilana Sporta Haniya, a 65-year-old resident of Ashkelon.
Sporta Haniya is a political activist on social media who has spoken out many times in the past against Prime Minister Bennett.
Among other things, the suspect wrote about Bennett's picture "a murderer to justice, the people will not give up on you" and "Bennett, only the silence of your heart will bring salvation."
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