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Policeman suspected of beating Arab man

Investigation reveals officer verbally confronted young Haifa resident during patrol in northern city, decided to settle account with him several days later

A young man working as policeman as part of his military service has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting an Arab man in Haifa and breaking his nose.

 

A probe into the affair by the Police Investigation Unit revealed that the incident took place several days after a verbal confrontation between the two men.

 

The affair began on Friday, when the 20-year-old policeman went on a patrol in Haifa. He spotted a young Arab man and asked for his identity card. According to the young man, the policeman then threw his identity card on the floor and ordered him to pick it up.

 

The Arab man told the investigators that several days later, on Tuesday, he was forced into a police car patrolling the northern city. After a short drive, the policeman who stopped him on Friday got into the vehicle, hit him and broke his nose. The man was then taken out of the car.

 

The man filed a complaint with the police, and the incident was defined as extremely severe by a Police Investigation Unit official. According to the source, the policeman is suspected of aggravated assault and injury. The investigation has yet to be completed.

 


פרסום ראשון: 11.06.08, 13:23
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