Demolishing illegal structures
Suspects from Um al-Hiran released
Two men arrested on suspicion of attacking police officers during demolition of illegal structures in Umm al-Hiran have been released on house arrest; judge: 'standard procedure for this type of incident.'
Two men who were arrested on suspicion in taking part in an attack on police while illegal structures were being torn down in the Bedouin town of Umm al-Hiran have been released on house arrest until the end of legal proceedings against them.
The two are suspected of pushing and punching police officers.
Man mows down police officers
Israel Police encounter violence during the demolition of illegal buildings in a Bedouin village (Photo: EPA)
The courts ordered the mens’ release “to help calm the flames.” Judge Tzvi Porer noted that while the crimes the two are suspected of committing are extremely serious and that the two must be held in accordance with the law, he released them to house arrest and a NIS 50,000 bail.
The judge noted that “this wasn’t an easy decision on the one hand, but on the other hand, had this case been brought in a vacuum and unrelated to the events (in Umm al-Hiran), these two men would have been released to house arrest anyway.”
Porer also said that due to the fact that Arab MK’s were involved in the protest, he doesn’t want anything he does to seem to have a political motivation.
