Vanunu Fights for Freedom of Speech

[Englander]

Wed 13 Apr 2005

Nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, on trial in Israel
for violating the terms of his release from prison,
said today he is determined to persuade the court
to remove the restrictions placed on him.


Prosecutors in Jerusalem accuse Vanunu – who served an 18 year sentence for revealing secrets of Israel’s atomic programme to London’s Sunday Times newspaper – of giving interviews to foreign media, despite a ban on contacts with foreigners.

The former technician at Israel’s nuclear plant in the Negev Desert is not allowed to leave Israel. Vanunu, a convert to Christianity, has repeatedly said he wants to move to the US.

Prosecutors asked the court to extend the restrictions for another six months, Vanunu said. The court is scheduled to reconvene on May 19.

“It’s a shameful day for Israel’s democracy, that a man who served 18 years, a full sentence, is brought to court for exercising his freedom of speech,” Vanunu said.

“I have no more secrets. Only Israel has secrets about its atomic programme,” he added.

More at;
The Scotsman