Israel - Journalist could face seven-year sentence for having secret documents

Reporters without borders

Read in Arabic (بالعربية) Reporters Without Borders is highly disturbed by the Israeli attorney general's announcement that the Haaretz journalist Uri Blau will be indicted for “holding classified information without authorisation and without intention to harm the security of the state”. He could face up to seven years' imprisonment under article 113-c of the criminal code. “These proceedings, like the conviction of Anat Kam in October 2011, are a clear warning to all journalists who use confidential (...)

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