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Vanunu faces prison again

  • David Polden
    On 25 July, Mordechai Vanunu, who revealed the true extent of Israel's nuclear arsenal to the world 20 years ago, faces a possible prison sen� tence -- simply for talking to foreigners, not for revealing any Israeli secrets.
    Since his release in April 2004, Mordechai has been under severe restrictions on his freedom of movement (he can't leave Israel), speech and association under emergency military orders dating back to the British Mandate.
    Mordechai has continued to talk openly to foreigners and foreign news media, including about nuclear weapons, and so, on 30 April, he was found guilty of 21 counts of talking to foreign news media. Sentencing is due on 25 July, when Mordechai may be sent back to prison for, as his lawyer, Michel Sfard put it, "the very act of talking to foreigners, not for the content of those conversations".
    Meanwhile the Sunday Times, who Mordechai made his revelations to, seems to have stopped paying Mordechai's rent until he abides by the restrictions that Israel has placed upon him!
    Mordechai Vanunu's website:     http://www.vanunu.com
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