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The military court of the Central Command in Jaffa sentenced the sergeant. N. Wednesday to 18 months in prison, in a plea bargain. N. is a soldier from the Duvdevan elite unit who shot and killed a member of his team, the sergeant. Shahar Strug. He was convicted of manslaughter, after admitting that the shooting had occurred while he was playing with his weapon in the barracks of the unit.
The plea bargain followed the mediation and came after Strug's family expressed their opinion, which received considerable weight. N. was also sentenced to a suspended sentence of one year and was demoted to the rank of soldier.
According to the indictment, both soldiers were expected to attend a training session that had been delayed for half an hour. Meanwhile, the two men entered the room, stood facing each other and fired their guns. Strug's pistol had a security grip, while N. did not have one and his charger was charged. He pointed his gun at Strug's chest and pulled the trigger, the only bullet struck Strug and caused his death.
A committee formed after the incident found that there is a standard for the dangerous use of weapons in the Duvdevan unit: During the past year, there is had four incidents of stray bullets, two during training and two in the barracks. Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot canceled the appointment of Commander Duvdevan as brigade commander and delayed his promotion for two years. He also severely reprimanded the company commander and ousted the team leader and the Strug team sergeant.
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