Otzma Yehudit Officials Accused of Hindering Police Investigation
Translated & summarized from Makan by baba
Otzma Yehudit party officials Eitiel Neiman and Yitzhak Kroizer are accused of obstructing police near Jericho while assisting a suspect. The incident involved a crowd blocking a police vehicle, resulting in injuries to two security personnel. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was also present and denied accusations against him. The police are investigating the events.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Otzma Yehudit officials Eitiel Neiman and Yitzhak Kroizer allegedly aided a suspect fleeing police near Jericho.
- A crowd, including the officials, blocked a police vehicle, leading to clashes and injuries to two security personnel.
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was present and denied accusations of excessive force against a police officer.
- Neiman, Kroizer, and Ben-Gvir have all denied the allegations made against them.
- Police in Judea and Samaria are conducting a professional investigation into the incident.
Two officials from the Otzma Yehudit party, Director-General Eitiel Neiman and MK Yitzhak Kroizer, allegedly assisted a suspect accused of violence against Palestinians in evading police more than a week ago near Jericho. According to the newspaper Haaretz, Neiman and Kroizer were part of a crowd that blocked a police patrol vehicle carrying the suspect, leading to clashes in which two security personnel were injured. Haaretz also reported that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was present at the scene, stood with the crowd, and accused a police officer of excessive force. Neiman, Kroizer, and Ben-Gvir have denied the accusations against them. The police in the Judea and Samaria region stated that they are conducting a professional investigation into the incident to ascertain the facts.
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