Man Claims Eilat Police Beat Him, Left Him in Desert
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Yadin White, 38, claims Eilat undercover police officers beat him severely after arresting him for alleged harassment, leaving him injured in a desert area. Five officers were arrested and released to house arrest pending investigation by the Police Internal Investigations Department (Mahash). White stated the incident has left him traumatized and unable to leave his home. Separately, Mahash is investigating a complaint of a degrading search of a 14-year-old girl by Eilat police.
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- Yadin White alleges Eilat undercover police beat and abandoned him in a desert area after his arrest.
- Five Eilat undercover police officers were arrested and released to house arrest pending investigation.
- White claims the alleged assault has severely impacted his mental health and safety.
- The Police Internal Investigations Department is investigating the officers for kidnapping and assault.
- Mahash is also investigating a separate complaint of a degrading search of a 14-year-old girl by Eilat police.
Yadin White, 38, alleges that Eilat undercover police officers (Yasam) beat him severely after arresting him on suspicion of harassing women on the city's promenade. White claims he was handcuffed and taken to a secluded desert area instead of the police station, where he was assaulted. He states that after the beating, his phone and ID were thrown to the ground, and he was told to go home. He eventually reached a road by following lights and later called an ambulance to take him to the hospital.
Five Yasam officers were arrested and investigated by the Police Internal Investigations Department (Mahash) on suspicion of kidnapping, aggravated assault, and obstruction of justice. Following their investigation, the officers were released to house arrest until Thursday, with restrictions on contacting each other and entering police stations for 11 days. Mahash stated that the officers allegedly took White to a secluded area under the guise of police activity, beat him causing serious injuries, and abandoned him.
White expressed that the incident has drastically changed his life, leaving him feeling unsafe and unable to leave his home. He is seeking an explanation for the alleged assault, stating he was slightly intoxicated and did not understand the reason for his arrest. He also mentioned that Mahash had not updated him on the arrests of the officers involved.
Separately, Mahash is investigating a complaint against Eilat police officers for an allegedly degrading body search of a 14-year-old girl. The girl, who was on house arrest for a previous assault charge, allegedly violated her arrest to visit a friend. Police arrived at the friend's house, and a female officer allegedly conducted a humiliating search. The girl claims a further search at the station involved her shirt being lifted and pants lowered without justification. Her mother stated her daughter's intimate boundaries were violated. The police stated that a search was conducted due to a court-ordered restriction violation, and the girl resisted a subsequent search at the station, leading to its discontinuation without a strip search.
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