The State Attorney's Office has begun preparations for the expected acquittal of Roman Zadorov, who was convicted in the 2006 murder of 13-year-old schoolgirl Tair Rada.
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After serving 11 years in prison, Zadorov was released to house arrest in 2021 after his attorneys presented evidence that cast doubt on his conviction. He has been awaiting a retrial ever since.
Prosecutors believe Zadorov will most likely be acquitted, which is why they will be meeting this week to discuss the possible repercussions of the verdict.
For over a decade, Zadorov has argued that he was innocent of the murder, the investigation of which has been panned for a slew of forensic blunders.
The murder of Rada occurred in a bathroom stall at her school in Katzrin, the largest Jewish city in the Golan Heights, where Zadorov was working as a janitor.
The murder case has received extensive media coverage, due to the brutal way in which Rada was murdered and the continuing claims that Zadorov was not the one who killed her. Despite his conviction, some believe he confessed under duress and that the real murderer may still be on the loose.
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