The murder of Tair Rada: "Check if children were involved"
Criminal defense attorney Naama Alhadad is convinced that Roman Zadorov was acquitted due to public outcry and warns that investigators who concealed evidence should be held accountable. "If it is proven that the investigation team intentionally concealed evidence, the entire team should be prosecuted."
The difficult questions surrounding the murder case of Tair Rada (may her memory be blessed) refuse to fade, especially now against the backdrop of the police's decision to reopen the investigation. In the shadow of these developments, criminal defense attorney Naama Alhadad was a guest on Eliav Tateti's podcast "All IN".
They dove into the inner workings of the judicial system and analyzed the mechanisms involved in managing cases of this magnitude. In response to direct questions about the case and the acquittal of Roman Zadorov, attorney Alhadad left no room for doubt regarding her position: "I think, not stating, I think... I think he is innocent. Yes, I think he is innocent".
Referring to one of the main obstacles that accompanied the case over the years – Zadorov's initial confession – she reminded listeners that although "a confession is the queen of evidence" in criminal law, the case underwent extreme upheavals. According to her, public pressure and media exposure played a decisive role in the final result:
"I think that if there hadn't been such media outcry, Zadorov would not have been acquitted in reality. The public influenced this very much".
The dark direction: were children involved?
One of the most charged moments in the conversation concerns the most disturbing question of all: who was really behind the horrific murder. Alhadad chose to raise a difficult theory that many in the system preferred to suppress:
"A final question that is difficult, but it always comes up for me: maybe children did it, and that is what the state is afraid of? That is my opinion, that it was a group of children that something happened to... My assessment is that children know how to hide things, let's wait for the investigation of the Tel Aviv Central Unit (Yamar)".
A red line for investigators
Alhadad's criticism goes far beyond technical legal discussion and is sharply directed at the conduct of the original investigation teams. According to her, if it is proven unequivocally that investigators acted with malice and concealed or destroyed material evidence, the legal price must be severe:
"If it is proven that there was evidence that the investigation team intentionally concealed – the entire team should be prosecuted and sit behind bars. The presumption of regularity rests on you, and if you acted intentionally – you should receive the most severe punishment possible".
