Former Israeli Soccer Player Haim Sirotkin Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Running Over Protesters
Haim Sirotkin, a former soccer player, was sentenced to one year in prison after being convicted of reckless and negligent conduct for driving into five protesters during an anti-government demonstration in Tel Aviv on April 6, 2024. The court found that while Sirotkin did not intend to hit the protesters, he knowingly accelerated his vehicle despite their presence and disregarded the risk of striking them. The case highlights tensions between vehicle operators and demonstrators, with the judge emphasizing the importance of patience and tolerance in public spaces.
The Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court convicted Haim Sirotkin of reckless and negligent conduct involving a vehicle after he struck five protesters at a Tel Aviv intersection on April 6, 2024. Sirotkin was driving with his wife and another couple toward a party when they encountered protesters crossing at the Namir Road-Begin Road-Shaul Hamelech Boulevard intersection. After exchanging words with demonstrators and a police officer stepping away from assisting him, Sirotkin accelerated into the intersection, injuring five people, including a woman in her 60s who suffered a head injury and four broken ribs. The court sentenced him to one year in prison, suspended his driver's license for four years, and ordered him to pay compensation ranging from NIS 4,000 to NIS 20,000 to the victims. The judges identified three aggravating factors: the conscious acceleration despite pedestrians ahead, the number and severity of injuries, and the connection between Sirotkin's impatience and a prior confrontation with protesters.
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Former soccer player Haim Sirotkin sentenced to one year in prison for running over protesters
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