Member 1 Maatz Gang

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Charge:	Arson and Conspiracy
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Year Convicted:	1978
Year Cleared:	1998
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Israel
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"In 1978, seven gang members - known as the "Maatz Gang" - were accused of arsons and planning the murders of judges and policemen in Israel. Based on their own admissions, they were all convicted and sentenced to imprisonment terms between 3 and 10 years. 14 years later, a policeman involved in the investigation of 4 of them, confessed that their confessions were taken using violence and humiliations and that their confessions were forged. The four requested a new trial. In 1998 the court canceled their conviction, after the prosecution agreed to acquit them due to new evidence found. In 2002 three of the "Maatz Gang" were awarded NIS 3.1 million in compensation."
Conviction Caused By:	False confession extracted by force from the police and the confessions were also forged by the police.
Innocence Proved By:	In 1998 their convictions were overturned.
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Compensation Awarded:	"NIS 1.033 million. In 2002 three of the "Maatz Gang" were awarded a total of NIS 3.1 million in compensation."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"List of miscarriage of justice cases - Israel (viewed August 17, 2010), Wikipedia.org"
Information Location 1:	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_miscarriage_of_justice_cases#Israel
Information Source 2:	"There are precedents for suing the state, By By Zvi Harel (staff), Haaretz, May 11, 2004"
Information Location 2:	http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/there-are-precedents-for-suing-the-state-1.122054
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Member 1 Maatz Gang

Charge:

Arson and Conspiracy

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1978

Year Cleared:

1998

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Israel

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

False confession extracted by force from the police and the confessions were also forged by the police.

Innocence Proved By:

In 1998 their convictions were overturned.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

"NIS 1.033 million. In 2002 three of the "Maatz Gang" were awarded a total of NIS 3.1 million in compensation."

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"List of miscarriage of justice cases - Israel (viewed August 17, 2010), Wikipedia.org"

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_miscarriage_of_justice_cases#Israel

Information Source 2:

"There are precedents for suing the state, By By Zvi Harel (staff), Haaretz, May 11, 2004"

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http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/there-are-precedents-for-suing-the-state-1.122054

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