The Haifa military court today acquitted Chaim Kendall, a Jew, of violating emergency regulations which are punishable by death. Kendall, who was charged with carrying a revolver, told the court that the weapon was planted on him by a policeman during search of a bus on July 8, when he was arrested.
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