- JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli
nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu has asked to renounce his citizenship
as a way to prevent the government from confining him to the country after
his release from prison, Israel's Channel Two TV reported Saturday.
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- On April 21, Vanunu, 50, is to be freed from a prison
in the southern city of Ashkelon after serving 18 years for treason and
espionage. Israel's Mossad spy agency captured him in Europe in 1986 after
he disclosed details and photos of Israel's top-secret nuclear plant and
the country's reputed nuclear weapons arsenal to the Sunday Times of London.
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- Israeli officials say Vanunu might still possess information
that could harm security and are taking steps to limit his freedom of movement
after his release. Vanunu denies having more secrets to spill.
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- The TV report said Vanunu sent a letter from prison to
the Interior Ministry asking to give up his citizenship. A ministry spokeswoman
declined to comment.
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