Five Eilat Police Officers Arrested on Suspicion of Assaulting Man
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
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- Five Eilat riot police officers arrested for alleged assault.
- Man claims officers beat him and left him bleeding on beach.
- Incident occurred after women complained about the man.
- Man described the assault as severe and feared for his life.
- Investigation into the officers' conduct is ongoing.
Five riot police officers from Eilat have been arrested and are under investigation on suspicion of using excessive force against a man. The incident allegedly occurred on the city's boardwalk after women complained about the man to the officers. According to the suspicions, the officers left the 38-year-old man injured and bleeding on the beach after the alleged assault. The man, who is a member of the Hebrew community, stated that he was beaten by the officers and subsequently abandoned at the scene, bleeding. "I thought I was going to die there," he recounted. Video footage released shows the man being led away by the officers while in handcuffs. He claims that he was later subjected to severe violence by them. The circumstances surrounding the incident are currently being examined as part of the investigation into the five officers.
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