Israel's interior minister denies reports he helped spring murderer from Thai prison

Eli Cohen Maimon, 45, has been imprisoned in Thailand since 2004 for murdering his ex-wife and dismembering her body while the two were vacationing in Bangkok.

By Yair Ettinger and Jonathan Lis | 01:40 14.11.12 |

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Interior Minister Eli Yishai has denied reports that he intervened to obtain the release of an Israeli serving a life sentence in Thailand for murdering his ex-wife.

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Israel's interior minister denies reports he helped spring murderer from Thai prison

Eli Cohen Maimon, 45, has been imprisoned in Thailand since 2004 for murdering his ex-wife and dismembering her body while the two were vacationing in Bangkok.

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