Former IDF soldier Elor Azariya, who was sentenced to 18-months imprisonment after being convicted of manslaughter, was released from prison Tuesday morning, 23 Iyar. His sentence was reduced by four months after he sent a letter requesting leniency from IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-General Gadi Eizenkott.

The former soldier was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 18 months in jail for shooting a wounded Arab terrorist in Hebron not long after the terrorist stabbed a soldier. Azariya was a soldier serving in the Hebron area at the time. The court rejected the defense�s contention that Azariya feared the wounded terrorist was armed.

Transportation Minister (Likud) Yisrael Katz is calling on President Reuven Rivlin to expunge Azariya�s record to facilitate his effort to get on with his life.

(YWN Israel Desk � Jerusalem)