In a public statement, Attorney Avishai Greenzweig of Honenu criticized Judge Ruth Shpilberg Cohen for handing down a lenient sentence to Kamal Khatib, who was convicted of incitement. Greenzweig quoted the judge's reasoning: the defense said Khatib stands behind his incitement statements but will try not to break the law in the future, to which the judge responded with an apparent sarcastic 'Wow, how nice.'
In a post shared today, Attorney Avishai Greenzweig (Honenu) criticized the lenient sentence given by Judge Ruth Shpilberg Cohen to Kamal Khatib, who was convicted of incitement. Greenzweig quoted the judge's reasoning: the defendant's attorneys stated that Khatib stands behind his incitement statements but will try not to break the law in the future, to which the judge reportedly responded, 'Wow, how nice.' Greenzweig, who has previously criticized the trend of lenient treatment in security cases, said the judge's reasoning was an example of excessive leniency. The specific details of the sentence were not provided in the post.
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