Five Police Officers Investigated for Kidnapping and Assault in Eilat
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
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- Five police officers are under investigation for serious offenses.
- The officers are suspected of kidnapping and assaulting a citizen in Eilat.
- The alleged incident involved abducting the victim to a secluded area.
- The officers were released to house arrest with restrictive conditions.
The Police Investigations Department (PID) on Monday questioned five police officers under caution on suspicion of serious offenses including kidnapping, aggravated assault, and obstruction of justice. The alleged incident occurred after the officers arrived at a club in Eilat. They reportedly accused a citizen of harassing a woman at the venue.
According to the suspicions, the officers handcuffed the citizen and drove him to a secluded area, allegedly acting "under the guise of police activity." Upon reaching the isolated location, the officers are suspected of violently assaulting the complainant, causing him severe injuries. They then allegedly abandoned him at the scene while he was wounded and battered.
Following their investigation at the PID, the five officers were released to house arrest until Thursday. They are also subject to restrictive conditions, including a ban from police stations and a prohibition on contacting each other for 11 days.
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