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Slain prime minister Yitzhak Rabin. (Yaron Kaminsky) Last update - 20:47 25/03/2008 New law removes statute of limitations from murder of PM By Shahar Ilan, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Knesset, Yitzhak Rabin  The Knesset Plenum on Tuesday approved a law stating that there will be no statute of limitations on crimes relating to the assassination of a prime minister. The new law would include crimes such as assisting an assassination and conspiring to assassinate a prime minister. The law was proposed by MK Zvi Hendel (National Union - National Religious Party), who said that "the law aims to quiet mutual suspicions that remain on the left and the right that not everyone involved in the traumatic murder [of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin] has peen prosecuted." Hendel was referring to claims from the right that Rabin's killer Yigal Amir had accomplices, and to claims of left wingers that say that the rabbis who approved the assassination must also be prosecuted. "The assassination of a prime minister in a democratic Jewish state is a crime that no less grave than the crimes of the Nazis, and there is no statute of limitations on their crimes," Hendel added. Advertisement The Chairman of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, Menahem Ben-Sasson (Kadima) said that "it is not a regular murder, but rather a crime that aims to undermine the foundations of the democratic regime. Therefore, it follows that the punishment for such a crime will be exceptional. Not only will the statute of limitations on these crimes never expire, the law will also retroactively include crimes already committed." Related articles: Rabin assassin's wife: Yigal Amir sacrificed himself for his people Justice Ministry opposes bill blocking pardon of Yigal Amir Rightists to launch campaign to free Rabin assassin Yigal Amir Bookmark to del.icio.us   Love story Israel permits gay Palestinian to join his lover in Tel Aviv. Interfaith get-together Saudi King plans first interfaith conference to include Jews.   1.   In a democracy 19:33  |  Mark Lincoln 25/03/08   2.   Let`s see how the left will attack this..... 20:51  |  Jewish State 25/03/08   3.   Carmi Gillion and Avishai Raviv should worry 21:39  |  Ilan 25/03/08   4.   Then the world is free of democracy, Mark. (#1) 01:05  |  Yered Shmuel 26/03/08   5.   Like the Nazis? Are you kidding? 03:31  |  Donald 26/03/08

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