Life sentence plus 31 years for Pride Parade murderer
June 26, 2016Yishai Schlissel, the man recently convicted of the murder of 16-year-old Shira Banki and six more counts of attempted murder, all perpetrated at the Pride Parade in Jerusalem on August 2015, has been sentenced to life in prison and 31 more years.
In addition to the prison sentence, he has been ordered to pay monetary compensation to the tune of NIS 258,000, the maximum amount, to the Banki family and each of the other victims, for a total of NIS 2,064,000.
In the sentence, the judges wrote the following: “We have before us, then, a man who does not see those around him as people. A cruel man. A dangerous and heartless man. A man for whom the Judaism of pleasant ways, the Judaism of peace, the Judaism that teaches that people–all people–are created in the image of God, is completely foreign. A man who sees himself as giver and taker of life according to principles he has appointed himself to enforce. This dangerous man can no longer be allowed to roam the streets of Jerusalem or anywhere else.”
It should be noted that the prosecution had requested a sentence of life in prison plus 60 years for the Schlissel’s crimes.
Schlissel will almost certainly not appeal his sentence as he has made very clear throughout the process that he doesn’t recognize the court’s right to judge him, and even refused to cooperate with his attorneys.
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