A party leader (and former Defence Minister) in Israel has argued that if a case can be brought in either a military or a civilian court, it ought to be brought in the military court so the death penalty can be sought. Details here. Excerpt:
“To ensure this option, the Cabinet must instruct the Attorney General and the Military Advocate General to refer the matter to a military court.”Thus far his suggestion has fallen on deaf ears.
“The Attorney General has so far opposed both the death penalty for terrorists law as well as imposing the death penalty. Accordingly, he instructed the representatives of the State Prosecutor's Office not to demand a death sentence even in the most serious cases of murder.”
“I call upon the Minister of Justice and the other ministers to demand the convening of the Cabinet and to establish a new policy there: A. In any case where the terrorists can be tried in the framework of a military court, this should be done. B. To instruct the Attorney General and the Military Prosecution to demand a death sentence in particularly cruel cases of murder,” concluded [Avigdor] Liberman.
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