He Hit Him without Authority and Broke His Hand: Indictment Against Border Police Officer Who Attacked Journalist

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The Police Investigations Department filed an indictment today (Sunday) with the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court against a Border Police officer for assaulting the ultra-Orthodox journalist Itamar Cohen during his work. According to the indictment, the defendant was serving at the time as the commander of the Border Patrol Unit in the David area of the capital. On 11.2.24, while securing the scene of an attack in the Old City, the defendant and his…

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The incident occurred in February 2024 at the scene of a terrorist attack in the Old City of Jerusalem. • According to the indictment, the defendant struck the journalist without authority even after he had already fallen over a fence at a nearby construction site and requested medical evacuation.