President Izhak Ben-Zvi today rejected petitions for the release of Aharon Cohen, a former Mapam leader serving a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for offenses against the security of the state, when he transmitted information to foreign agents. Originally sentenced to five years, Cohen’s sentence was reduced on an appeal to the High Court, where a minority decision recommended acquittal. President Ben-Zvi’s rejection of the amnesty appeal was based on an opinion of Justice Minister Dov Joseph.
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