The prosecution petitioned the court against the early release of Alon Kastiel

The prosecution claims that there has been no change in the situation of the sex offender and therefore no early release should be ordered.

In addition, they claimed that the parole board did not give weight to the number of victims and the damage caused to them.

Yoav Itiel and Yael Friedson

25/05/2022

Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 12:21 Updated: 13:48

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In the video: Alon Kastiel arrives at Hermon Prison to serve his sentence (Photo: Haim Shafir, Editing: Yair Daniel)

The prosecution petitioned the court today (Wednesday) against the early release of sex offender Alon Kastiel from Zalmon Prison.

In a petition filed by Attorney General Gali Bahrav-Myara, in the Nazareth District Court through the Deputy District Attorney of the Northern District, Adv. Zvika Abramovich, against the prison's release committee, it was argued

that Filed after last week the commission, in the majority opinion, ordered Castiel's early release, committed serious sexual offenses on four women. The commission ordered this after Castiel received psychological treatment and his risk was assessed as low. And therefore "Dina to be dismissed."

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Kastiel is serving a 57-month prison sentence for his conviction for rape (Photo: Walla! NEWS, Meged Guzni, Haaretz)

The prosecution claims that there has been no material change in his case and therefore, it is difficult to say that he deserves early release.

The release committee hearing was scheduled for Tuesday, but it was brought forward to last week.

On the other hand, the release committee of Zalmon Prison, where Castiel is located, said that he "completed the proposed treatment basket in the prison and there was a change in it, therefore, there is room for his early release in a gradual and supervised combination."

A hearing on the petition is set for June 7.

The petition alleges that the committee did not give any weight to the fact that there was not a single complainant, but four victims, who all wanted to go out to the club, but they found themselves and their bodies used as an element to fulfill Castiel's sexual urges.

In addition, according to the prosecution, the committee did not take into account the significant damage that Castiel caused to the victims, past and present and future damage, the nature of the damage, the depth, the damage to the sense of trust and the fracture and the damage caused to the victims.

Of the victims, only S., who was present at the hearing, expressed opposition to his early release (Photo: Tal Englander)

Of the victims, only S., who was present at the hearing, expressed opposition to his early release.

She described the intensity of the injury that Castiel caused her in his actions, the many difficulties in the various planes of her life she faces as a result, and the possible consequences that his early release would have on her conduct.

In its petition, the State Attorney's Office acknowledges that the position of the victim of the offense is only one of all the considerations on the parole board, but noted that both the manner in which the committee chose to allow the victims to exercise their right and the actual weight given to this consideration cannot stand. " The uniqueness of this case. "

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Castiel faces up to 57 months in prison, for his conviction for rape, indecent acts of force and sexual harassment, on four different charges.

He began serving his sentence in August 2018 and his imprisonment will end in March 2023 if he is not released earlier.

As early as August last year, he ran two-thirds of his sentence and the Israeli police consistently opposed his release "given the nature of the offenses and his danger."

"We welcome the prosecution's decision to file an appeal," said attorney Einat Fischer-Lalo, executive director of the Women's Lobby. "It was caused to victims, and to damage public confidence, deterrence and the struggle to eradicate sexual violence."

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