Court: No jail for soldier convicted of assault
Military court rules former Kfir Brigade deputy commander sufficiently punished during detention, decides not to demote or imprison him for beating Palestinians
Hanan Greenberg
Lieutenant Adam Malul, former deputy company commander of the Kfir Brigade, who was convicted of assaulting a number of Palestinian detainees, will not be demoted or imprisoned for a further period.
The military court ruled that the 64 days Malul had been in detention and the 32 days under house arrest were sufficient punishment. His mother, Ruthi, burst into tears upon hearing the ruling.
The judges noted that though Malul's behavior was unacceptable, and despite the breakdown of command, the fact that the violence was not extreme should be taken into account. It should also be remembered, they said, that he had contributed five years of his life to the IDF.
Upon leaving his trial, Malul said, "I feel today is a small victory after a difficult year. The judges understood I had no intention of hurting innocent people, but was acting with the objective of achieving an operational goal."
This is great news the only crime committed was what the IDF did to this fine officer.
We put our sons on the line to protect us and then when they do it a bunch of chair bound commando's, turn on them.
I am very happy that Adam will do no more jail time.
