Malianker, indicted on two other counts
Photo: Dudi Vaaknin
Dahan
Photo: Dudi Vaaknin
Border Guard officers indicted for assaulting Arab
According to indictment Maor Malianker, Yossi Dahan approached east Jerusalem resident, requested an ID. After Arab man asked officers not to shout, two proceeded to beat him using baton, rifle
An east Jerusalem resident who pleaded with two Border Guard officers not to shout at him and speak appropriately was beaten by the two at a cemetery in the Old City, an Indictment filed with the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court Monday suggests.
The indictment, filed by attorney Emil Levinsky, indicates that Yossi Dahan and Maor Malianker asked Muhtaseb Muqtada for his ID on November 17. After Muqtada asked the two officers not to shout at him they grabbed him by the hand and dragged him to a dark location claiming they intended to search him.
Muqtada asked the officers to search him at the nearby police checkpoint at the Lions' Gate, but they ignored his plea and proceeded to drag him to a cemetery. At one point Muqtada attempted to escape, however the officers managed to catch him.
Malianker and Dahan in court on Monday (Photo: Dudi Vaaknin)
According to the indictment, once the three arrived at the cemetery the officers began abusing the Arab using a baton. They hit him in the head with the baton and used the edge of their weapon to beat him in his chest and waste. Muqtada begged for his life, but the officers did not relent. Both were charged with aggravated assault.
Additional counts
Malianker was also indicted on two other counts. In one incident, he allegedly used a radio device to hit an east Jerusalem resident, for which the latter required medical attention.
In another incident, Malianker is suspected of giving a false report regarding an occurrence during which he claimed to have been attacked by a person whom he searched.
Malianker's attorney Shaul Ezra, of the Public Defender's Office, denied the allegations and told Ynet, "These are Border Guard fighters who have worked in the area. We are all aware of the friction with the locals."
Dahan's attorney David Halevy also denied the charges on behalf of his client and noted, "The facts of the indictment clearly indicate that the plaintiff refused to identify himself, refused to being searched and escaped an arrest."
A motion to arrest the two until the end of proceedings was also filed with the court.
