Possibly vindictive?
"Israel jails Vanunu over foreign contacts
Mark Tran and agencies
Monday July 2, 2007
Guardian Unlimited <http://www.guardian.co.uk/ >
Mordechai Vanunu in 2004. Photograph: Sean Smith
An Israeli court today sentenced Mordechai Vanunu, who served 18 years
for revealing nuclear secrets, to six months in prison for violating a
ban on speaking to foreigners.
Mr Vanunu completed his sentence in 2004, and his parole terms forbade
him from holding contacts with foreign nationals or giving interviews to
the press.
Israel limited his movements and personal contacts after his release
from jail on the grounds that he might reveal new details of his past
work at the Dimona nuclear reactor.
Today, he was found guilty of giving interviews to international media
outlets over the past three years.
"While returning a man to prison after he served 18 years there does not
bring joy to anyone, there was no other choice but to take this step to
make clear that the nation will defend its secrets and protect its
security," the prosecutor, Dan Eldad, said in a statement issued by the
justice ministry.
The statement read: "The order stemmed from the fact that the accused
had hoarded in his memory classified information that has not been
released, and the release of which could harm the security interests of
Israel."
Mr Vanunu has insisted he only wants to pursue a peaceful anti-nuclear
campaign. "All I want is to be free, to leave the country," he said.
He received his 18-year sentence after telling the Sunday Times about
his work as a technician at Dimona, with the disclosures tearing away
the veil of secrecy around an assumed Israeli nuclear arsenal."
Mark Tran and agencies
Monday July 2, 2007
Guardian Unlimited <http://www.guardian
Mordechai Vanunu in 2004. Photograph: Sean Smith
An Israeli court today sentenced Mordechai Vanunu, who served 18 years
for revealing nuclear secrets, to six months in prison for violating a
ban on speaking to foreigners.
Mr Vanunu completed his sentence in 2004, and his parole terms forbade
him from holding contacts with foreign nationals or giving interviews to
the press.
Israel limited his movements and personal contacts after his release
from jail on the grounds that he might reveal new details of his past
work at the Dimona nuclear reactor.
Today, he was found guilty of giving interviews to international media
outlets over the past three years.
"While returning a man to prison after he served 18 years there does not
bring joy to anyone, there was no other choice but to take this step to
make clear that the nation will defend its secrets and protect its
security," the prosecutor, Dan Eldad, said in a statement issued by the
justice ministry.
The statement read: "The order stemmed from the fact that the accused
had hoarded in his memory classified information that has not been
released, and the release of which could harm the security interests of
Israel."
Mr Vanunu has insisted he only wants to pursue a peaceful anti-nuclear
campaign. "All I want is to be free, to leave the country," he said.
He received his 18-year sentence after telling the Sunday Times about
his work as a technician at Dimona, with the disclosures tearing away
the veil of secrecy around an assumed Israeli nuclear arsenal."
posted by dm at 4:27 PM
1 Comments:
A funny similar story, with a very different ending
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/02/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-Nuclear-Scientist.php
The gist: A.Q. Khan, a Pakistani nuclear scientist, operated an international ring that smuggled nuclear tech out of Pakistan to a variety of countries including Iran, Libya and North Korea. His punishment? Three years of house arrest inside his palatial mansion followed recently by a presidential pardon.
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