Knesset Member Files Complaint After Alleged Excessive Force Incident
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Knesset Member Yitzhak Kroizer filed a complaint with DIPI after alleging excessive force by police during a memorial event in Mitzpe Yericho. Kroizer claims officers used unreasonable force against him and criticized the actions of Investigations Department head Boaz Balat. The review of Kroizer's involvement in the incident, which injured officers, is ongoing.
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- MK Yitzhak Kroizer filed a complaint with DIPI over alleged excessive police force.
- The incident occurred during a memorial event in Mitzpe Yericho about 1.5 weeks ago.
- Kroizer claims police used unreasonable force against him.
- He criticized the actions of Investigations Department head Boaz Balat.
- Kroizer's own involvement in the violent event is under review.
Member of Knesset Yitzhak Kroizer, representing the Otzma Yehudit party, has filed a complaint with the Department for the Investigation of Police Officers (DIPI) following an incident approximately a week and a half ago in Mitzpe Yericho. Kroizer alleges that police officers used unreasonable force against him during a memorial evening. He stated that the commander of the Investigations Department, Superintendent Boaz Balat, acted against the policy of Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. Kroizer emphasized that a sacred memorial event should not become a scene of confrontation and that no one should be above the law. The extent of Kroizer's involvement in the violent event, during which police officers were injured, is currently under review.
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