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On 23 September 2008, the Jerusalem District Court announced: "In light of (Vanunu's) ailing health and the absence of claims that his actions put the country's security in jeopardy, we believe his sentence should be reduced." Vanunu said his health is fine and that, "The issue is about my right to be free, my right to speak and my right to leave the state."
 
In October, [[First Minister of Scotland|Scottish First Minister]] [[Alex Salmond]] voiced support for him and stated his shared opposition to the proliferation of nuclear weapons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commondreams.org/news/2010/07/19/demands-release-nuclear-whistleblower-israel-holds-vanunu-solitary-confinement|title=Demands for Release of Nuclear Whistleblower as Israel Holds Vanunu in Solitary Confinement|publisher=Common Dreams|date=19 July 2010|access-date=4 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/evening-times/20081001/281672545758176|title=Connecting People Through News|websitevia=PressReader.com|access-date=4 March 2017}}</ref>
 
On 26 November, it was reported that "Vanunu's Supreme Court appeal fighting a three-month jail sentence [reduced from six] for speaking to foreigners – who happened to be media – in 2004, was scheduled to be heard in the New Year."<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.information.dk/moti/2013/01/udstoedt-egne-lukket-andre | title=Udstødt af sine egne – ikke lukket ind af andre| date=18 January 2013}}</ref>