Students protest letting state witness study under assumed name

Students at the College of Judea and Samaria in Ariel have discovered that a former state witness in a murder trial, Lihi Gluzman, is studying criminology at the institution under an assumed name. In response to the discovery, a group of students in the past week have begun organizing a boycott against Gluzman to encourage her to leave the institution.

Gluzman was one of three youths involved in the murder of Asaf Sterman in the Ussishkin Forest in Kfar Sava a decade ago. Gluzman testified for the prosecution against defendants Ro'i Horev and Sigalit Haimovitz, who were both convicted of the murder. Horev was found guilty of bludgeoning Sterman's skull with rocks and was given a life sentence. Haimovitz, who assisted Horev was convicted and sentenced to 24 years in prison.

Gluzman was with Horev and Haimovitz at the time of the murder and witnessed the act, after which she fled the scene without calling for help. Her subsequent testimony against Horev and Haimovitz was instrumental in their conviction, and she was not convicted for her actions.

Gluzman lives in Jerusalem and began undergraduate studies in Criminology at the college of Judea and Samaria this past October. Gluzman, who registered for classes under the name "Lihi Gal," was exposed by a number of students this past week. Gluzman has not returned to school since she learned of her exposure.

	Lihi Gluzman (Moti Kimche)