Salnman Amar.
צילום: גיל נחושתן
Head of Julis Local Council indicted for murder
Salman Amar is accused of firing 7 shots from close range at Munir Nabuani, who attacked him with a stick. He is also accused of obstruction of justice for allegedly disposing of the handgun he used.
The Haifa District branch of the State Attorney’s Office on Sunday presented the city’s district court with an indictment of Salman Amar, head of the Julis Local Council (Julis is a Druze village in Israel’s Northern District. -ed). Amar is accused of firing seven shots at Munir Nabuani, a 45-year-old Julis resident, after Nabuani attacked Amar with a stick. Amar is accused of continuing to fire even after Nabuani was lying on the ground, his back to Amar.
The incident took place on September 5, near the local council building. Nabuani, a gardening contractor, had previous disagreements with Amar. He approached Amar’s car and struck its windshield with a stick. Amar then exited the vehicle, and shot Nabuani several times.
Security footage of the shooting.
Amar in court, Sunday. (Photo: Gil Nechushtan) (צילום: גיל נחושתן)
Magen Davis Adom (MDA) paramedics attempted to reviv Nabuani, but could not. Amar left the scene, and turned himself in to the police several hours later, accompanied by his lawyer.
