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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

4 Israeli officers acquitted of assaulting Palestinian

Ynet
Policemen charged with severely beating Palestinian detainee acquitted after prosecution fails to prove allegations 'beyond all doubt'

...According to the indictment, during the ride to the base three of the officers beat up the detainee, who was blindfolded and handcuffed at the time. The fourth officer, who was driving the vehicle, zigzagged wildly in order to cause the cuffed detainee to lose balance and fall down. The officers also allegedly forced the Palestinian to sing a song praising the Border Guard police, and one of them is said to have pushed a cigarette into the detainee's mouth... Full story