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Salomon Raday Spends 4.5 Years Wrongfully Imprisoned for Murder but Denied Civil Compensation
Salomon Raday spent four and a half years in prison for a murder he did not commit before being acquitted. Although awarded compensation in the criminal case, his civil lawsuit for wrongful detention was rejected, worsening his mental health. An appeal to the Supreme Court is pending with a hearing set for 2028.
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What happened
- 01Salomon Raday was wrongfully imprisoned for 4.5 years on a murder charge before being acquitted unanimously.
- 02The criminal court awarded Raday 600,000 shekels, citing insufficient evidence and police misconduct.
- 03A separate civil court rejected Raday's wrongful detention claim, ruling the indictment was reasonable.
- 04Raday suffers severe trauma and mental health issues, including multiple suicide attempts in prison.
- 05An appeal against the civil ruling was accepted but will only be heard in the Supreme Court in March 2028.
- 06Raday's lawyer criticized the contradictory rulings and the serious harm caused to Raday's rights.
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