Knesset passes law allowing imprisonment of terrorists under age 14
November 7, 2024 by TPS
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In a vote of 55 to 33 – out of 120 – Israel’s Knesset has voted final passage on a new law that will allow courts to sentence terrorists under the age of 14 to prison.
The Israeli Knesset building in Jerusalem on March 27, 2023. Photo by Kobi Natan/TPS
Minors between the ages of 12-14 sentenced to prison for the crimes of death under terrorist circumstances will remain in a locked residence until they are transferred to prison at the age of 14.
It is also proposed to determine whether a minor accused of the capital offence who is held in a locked residence can be ordered to be transferred to detention for fixed periods if he poses a danger or harms others.
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