Corporal D. is going to face charges for his Facebook post backing IDF soldier Sgt. Elor Azariya, with the latter in the midst of a manslaughter trial at present. ‘D’ uploaded a post against Company Command Tom Neeman, accusing him of lying in the Yaffo Military Court when he testified against Azariya. According to Neeman’s testimony, Elor fired at the terrorist’s head after he was no longer a threat. ‘D’ stated in his post this was not the case.

‘D’ announced Neeman was not telling the truth and was only looking out for himself and future promotions. The IDF spokesman explains that while ‘D’ gave testimony during the investigation, he actually did not witness the shooting but was involved with something else.

‘D’ has requested a military trial, which was turned down by the military for fear it would become a media circus. Instead, he will stand trial before a senior officer.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)