PIDYON SHEVUYIM: Israeli Who Was Fighting ISIS Faces A Murder Indictment
(Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 01:30 PM)
A 22-year-old Israeli, a Jew, is facing murder charges in a nation that does not maintain diplomatic ties with Israel. Ben Hessin, who went abroad to battle ISIS, fired two shots at a driver who tried to kill him. the driver died of his wounds a number of days later. He has been in custody since June 6, 2015 in a nation that does not maintain ties with Israel.
Hessin traveled to the unnamed country to visit his grandparents, who still live there. He joined local forces in the battle against ISIS. On leave, the driver of the vehicle transporting him tried to kill him when he learned he is an Israeli. Armed, Hessin fired in self-defense, killing the driver/attacker. He remains imprisoned until the death sentence is handed down against him.
Ilan Hessin, his father, told Walla News of his concern, explaining it has been a year and seven months. He adds the taxi driver that his son shot wanted to turn him over to ISIS after learning he was an Israeli Jew.
Israel Foreign Ministry officials report they have been in
touch with the man’s family for some time, stressing his safety and well-being as an Israeli citizen is of paramount importance.
The case was revealed two months ago by Deputy Minister [at the time] Ayoub Kara, who was then compelled to remove the information from social media due to security establishment censorship on the case. He came under fire for releasing information on the case. Kara has since been appointed as a Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office.
A fund has been launched by ZAKA to save the mans life.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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