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Vanunu returns to jail in Israel after parole violation

May 27, 2010 14:15
Mordechai Vanunu: back in prison

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Jennifer Lipman,

Jennifer Lipman

1 min read

Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu is back in prison after violating parole conditions.

Mr Vanunu, 55, was jailed in 1986 for disclosing confidential information about Israel's nuclear operation to the British media.

The former technician at the Negev Nuclear Research Centre served 18 years of his sentence and was released in 2004 on condition he did not travel abroad, speak to the media or have contact with foreign nationals.

He was arrested in December in Jerusalem on suspicion of meeting foreigners, including a Norwegian woman with whom he claimed to be in a relationship.