ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, March 27, 1996 TAG: 9603270072
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-1 EDITION: METRO
DATELINE: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
An Israeli court today convicted Yitzhak Rabin's confessed assassin of murder, saying the former law student meticulously planned the killing and then pulled the trigger.
Defendant Yigal Amir, 25, showed little emotion during the 45-minute reading of the verdict. Flanked by police officers in the dock, Amir yawned from time to time or looked at the audience in the crowded courtroom.
Amir was asked to stand when Judge Edmond Levy concluded his remarks by saying the defendant was guilty of murder. Amir briefly placed one hand on his forehead, but displayed no other reaction.
The mandatory sentence for murder in Israel is life in prison. Levy was to pass sentence later today.
The judge rejected defense claims that Amir was obsessed with removing Rabin from office because of Amir's opposition to the government's peace policy.
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