US EditionJustice Department to seek federal hate crime charges and death penalty in killing of Israeli Embassy staffers
WASHINGTON, D.C., AUG 5 – The Justice Department aims to prove antisemitic motive in the killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers and seeks the death penalty under federal hate crime statutes.
- The Justice Department will seek to indict the man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staff members in Washington, DC, on federal hate crime charges and can pursue the death penalty.
- Prosecutors must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the crimes were motivated by prejudice against the victims' religion, not political disagreements with Israel.
- The suspect, Elias Rodriguez, allegedly shouted 'Free Palestine' during the shooting and wrote a letter expressing fury over 'atrocities committed by the Israelis against Palestine.
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Trump Administration Seeks Execution for American Accused of Killing Israeli Embassy Staff - Quds News Network
Washington (Quds News Network)- The Trump administration is moving to charge Elias Rodriguez, a 30-year-old US citizen, with federal hate crimes in a case that could lead to his execution, reported CNN. Rodriguez is accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staff members in Washington, D.C., one of whom was an Israeli soldier. According to CNN, the Justice Department plans to add special findings to the indictment. These findings would allow prosec…
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DOJ set to seek hate crime charges in killing of Israeli Embassy staffers: Sources
The Justice Department is set to seek hate crime charges and the death penalty against the alleged gunman who fatally shot two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C.
Justice Department to seek federal hate crime charges and death penalty in killing of Israeli Embassy staffers
The Justice Department will seek to indict the man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staff members in Washington, DC, on federal hate crime charges this week, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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