Trial drama continues as Elor Azariya cross-examined
July 26, 2016The trial of Elor Azariya, the soldier who shot and killed a wounded terrorist in Hevron continued today (Tuesday), with Azriya continuing his testimony. Today is expected to be the last day on which Azariya himself testifies.
The military prosecution is conducting its cross-examination, with the defense expected to question Azariya again afterwards. Additional witnesses for the defense are expected to begin testifying in two weeks.
Prosecutor Nadav Weisman confronted Azariya with his testimony in the original internal army investigation, in which the soldier had said that he’d made the decision to shoot the terrorist a few seconds after he’d heard someone yell that the terrorist had an explosive device on him. The prosecutor put to Azariya “you decided to shoot him two minutes before you actually shot,” implying that the shooting was premeditated rather than done in an impulsive, defensive manner, as the defense has been claiming.
Azariya rejected the prosecutors claim: “That not true. If it was I would have shot him at the moment I made that decision. I didn’t stand there with a timer. You’re trying to catch me out with word games.
“You react to these thing as they happen. You connect the dots, apprehend the danger and then fire,” the soldier explained.
The prosecutor responded: “If there really was a clear and present danger, you would have been able to pinpoint what it was and convince all of us. You didn’t shoot because of danger, but because of other reasons.”
Azariya retorted: “I’m sorry if this is insulting to you, but you speak as if you have experience in these matters. I’m telling you in the field it’s different.”
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