Five Border Police Officers Arrested Over Alleged Assault in Eilat
Translated & summarized from Al-Shams by baba
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- Five Border Police officers arrested in Eilat over alleged assault.
- Officers suspected of beating a man after a sexual harassment complaint.
- The alleged victim claims he was left bleeding on the beach.
- Officers deny using excessive force, citing the harassment complaint.
- The Police Investigations Unit is investigating the incident.
Five special Border Police officers in Eilat have been detained for investigation on suspicion of assaulting a citizen and leaving him bleeding on a city beach. The incident occurred after the officers stopped the 38-year-old man, who belongs to the "Hebrew" sect, following a complaint from two women. The women alleged that the man had sexually harassed them in the waterfront area. According to the investigation, the man filed a complaint against the officers, claiming they violently assaulted him after restraining and removing him from the scene, leaving him injured on the beach. Video footage released about two months ago showed the man handcuffed as police led him away. He later stated he had been severely beaten, adding, "I thought I would die there." The officers, however, denied any wrongdoing, asserting that the man's detention followed the women's report of his alleged sexual harassment. The Police Investigations Unit is handling the case, and the five officers remain in custody pending further investigation.
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