The prosecution has rejected the request by the 15-year-old accused of murdering Yemenu Zelka to transfer the case to mediation, Israeli media report. The defense attorney Avi Cohen argued that the teen underwent a lengthy rehabilitation process and that the state has agreed to mediation in other serious cases, including Parashat 512, and that the only case where the state refused was Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's.
The prosecution has rejected the request by the 15-year-old accused of murdering Yemenu Zelka to transfer the case to mediation, Israeli media report. The defense attorney Avi Cohen argued that the teen underwent a lengthy rehabilitation process and that the state has agreed to mediation in other serious cases, including Parashat 512, and that the only case where the state refused was Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's. The defendant, who was 15 at the time of the murder, is not named in the reports. The prosecution stated that the rejection was based on the public importance of the case, gaps between the parties, and consultation with the victim's family.
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