24 apr 2012
Israeli policeman sentenced to 8 months for killing Palestinian in cold-blood
Hazim Adel Abu Al Dab’at, 22
An Israeli court on Tuesday sentenced a policeman to eight months in jail for killing a Palestinian Jerusalemite youth while handcuffed.
The policeman agreed with prosecution on confessing to the crime and that it was accidental in return for an eight-month imprisonment term.
The indictment list said that the policeman fired at the youth after arresting him on 14 September 2010. It claimed that the shot was accidently fired while an eyewitness testified that the policeman insulted the youth before shooting him.
Hazem Abul Dabaat was killed after detaining him along with his two friends Amjad Shahin and Mohammed Shuweiki in one of the Tel Aviv streets.
Both Shahin and Shuweiki said that the Israeli police stopped their car and asked for their IDs before an altercation took place and the policeman fired at their friend while handcuffed and sitting on the ground.
Abul Dabaat family charged that the sentence was racist, adding that it was a cold-blooded murder.
An Israeli court on Tuesday sentenced a policeman to eight months in jail for killing a Palestinian Jerusalemite youth while handcuffed.
The policeman agreed with prosecution on confessing to the crime and that it was accidental in return for an eight-month imprisonment term.
The indictment list said that the policeman fired at the youth after arresting him on 14 September 2010. It claimed that the shot was accidently fired while an eyewitness testified that the policeman insulted the youth before shooting him.
Hazem Abul Dabaat was killed after detaining him along with his two friends Amjad Shahin and Mohammed Shuweiki in one of the Tel Aviv streets.
Both Shahin and Shuweiki said that the Israeli police stopped their car and asked for their IDs before an altercation took place and the policeman fired at their friend while handcuffed and sitting on the ground.
Abul Dabaat family charged that the sentence was racist, adding that it was a cold-blooded murder.
13 feb 2012
Incitement: IDF corporal sodomized fellow soldier
Corporal A accused of sodomizing soldier in front of friends at southern Air Force base; Also charged with violent act against another soldier.
An IDF solider has been indicted Monday of sodomizing a fellow soldier in front of other soldiers in his unit.
Corporal A, serving in an Air Force base in southern Israel, has been accused of abusing another soldier. According to the charges, the complainant got sunburned after spending a hot summer's day at the military pool, after which he returned to his living quarters at the base. A few soldiers, including the accused, were in the room.
The complainant then asked Corporal A to put some cooling cream on his burnt back. According to the incitement, A warped his hand with nylon, pulled down the complainant's pants and sodomized him. None of the other soldiers present in the room attempted to stop A. On the contrary, they laughed.
The following day, Corporal A offered the complainant money for not reporting the case, but the soldier rejected his offer.
The Military Prosecution decided not to press charges against the other soldiers who witnessed the act, since the evidence fails to show an criminal act on their behalf.
The incitement against Corporal A also accuses him of a second act of violence, describing how he punched another soldier's groin during an argument.
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An IDF solider has been indicted Monday of sodomizing a fellow soldier in front of other soldiers in his unit.
Corporal A, serving in an Air Force base in southern Israel, has been accused of abusing another soldier. According to the charges, the complainant got sunburned after spending a hot summer's day at the military pool, after which he returned to his living quarters at the base. A few soldiers, including the accused, were in the room.
The complainant then asked Corporal A to put some cooling cream on his burnt back. According to the incitement, A warped his hand with nylon, pulled down the complainant's pants and sodomized him. None of the other soldiers present in the room attempted to stop A. On the contrary, they laughed.
The following day, Corporal A offered the complainant money for not reporting the case, but the soldier rejected his offer.
The Military Prosecution decided not to press charges against the other soldiers who witnessed the act, since the evidence fails to show an criminal act on their behalf.
The incitement against Corporal A also accuses him of a second act of violence, describing how he punched another soldier's groin during an argument.
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12 jan 2012
Israeli court acquits Israeli soldier of murdering Palestinian
The human rights group B'Tselem said an Israeli court acquitted an Israeli officer of killing in cold blood a Palestinian citizen called Firas Qasqas four years ago.
This court decision came four years after a senior Israeli officer killed Qasqas who was hundreds of meters away and unarmed, and constituted no threat to anyone.
This court exoneration was issued after B'Tselem filed a petition with the higher court last February demanding the military prosecutor to take action against the officer.
This court decision came four years after a senior Israeli officer killed Qasqas who was hundreds of meters away and unarmed, and constituted no threat to anyone.
This court exoneration was issued after B'Tselem filed a petition with the higher court last February demanding the military prosecutor to take action against the officer.
5 jan 2012
Soldier arrested over suspected rape
Teenager says soldier raped her at Tel Aviv's Amsterdam club while she was drunk. Soldier claims relations were consensual
The Tel Aviv police have arrested an IDF soldier over suspicions that he raped a 17-year-old girl at the Amsterdam club in Tel Aviv. It is believed the girl was raped while she was drunk, which has led to the club's closure. The soldier denies the charges yet police have asked that the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court extend his remand.
A few days ago the Tel Aviv police received information from the Wolfson Medical Center about a 17-year-old girl who was a suspected rape victim. The girl approached the sex crimes victims unit at the station with her mother. Investigators took her statement in which she told them of the horrific experience she underwent on night out at the Amsterdam club on Menachem Begin Street in Tel Aviv. She said that she arrived at the club with her best friend and met a soldier there.
She claims that while she was drunk the suspect dragged her to the club's restrooms where he raped her – even though she asked him to leave her alone. He then left the club. Police detectives who believe the girl's version of events, rushed to the club where they sought security tapes. Meanwhile, police issued a 30 day closure order for the club stating it was in the "interest of public safety."
After a few days the police managed to locate and arrest the soldier. During his interrogation the suspect denied that he raped the girl, but placed himself at the scene when he claimed the act was consensual. Police are investigating whether the girl's drinks were purchased in the club.
The Tel Aviv police have arrested an IDF soldier over suspicions that he raped a 17-year-old girl at the Amsterdam club in Tel Aviv. It is believed the girl was raped while she was drunk, which has led to the club's closure. The soldier denies the charges yet police have asked that the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court extend his remand.
A few days ago the Tel Aviv police received information from the Wolfson Medical Center about a 17-year-old girl who was a suspected rape victim. The girl approached the sex crimes victims unit at the station with her mother. Investigators took her statement in which she told them of the horrific experience she underwent on night out at the Amsterdam club on Menachem Begin Street in Tel Aviv. She said that she arrived at the club with her best friend and met a soldier there.
She claims that while she was drunk the suspect dragged her to the club's restrooms where he raped her – even though she asked him to leave her alone. He then left the club. Police detectives who believe the girl's version of events, rushed to the club where they sought security tapes. Meanwhile, police issued a 30 day closure order for the club stating it was in the "interest of public safety."
After a few days the police managed to locate and arrest the soldier. During his interrogation the suspect denied that he raped the girl, but placed himself at the scene when he claimed the act was consensual. Police are investigating whether the girl's drinks were purchased in the club.
