Two Security Personnel Arrested by Shin Bet Amid Extreme Violence Probe
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Two security personnel from Samaria were arrested Sunday by the Shin Bet, police, and military police on suspicion of involvement in an extreme violence incident near Akarba a month prior. A gag order is in effect, and a rare order prevents the detainees from meeting their lawyer, prompting an appeal. A hearing was scheduled for Sunday afternoon, with no immediate decision announced.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Two Samaria security personnel arrested for suspected extreme violence near Akarba.
- Shin Bet, police, and military police are conducting a joint investigation.
- A gag order is in place on the investigation details and suspect identities.
- Detainees are barred from meeting with their attorney, prompting a legal appeal.
- Attorney Nati Rom criticized the "draconian" measures used against the security personnel.
Two security personnel from the Samaria region were arrested Sunday morning as part of a joint investigation by the Shin Bet, police, and military police. They are suspected of involvement in an extreme violence incident that occurred approximately one month ago near the village of Akarba in Samaria. Details of the investigation and the suspects' identities are under a gag order. A rare order was also issued preventing the two detainees from meeting with their attorney. Attorney Nati Rom, representing the Honenu organization, filed an urgent appeal to the Lod District Court demanding the meeting ban be overturned. A hearing for the detainees was scheduled for 2 PM at the Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court. According to Honenu, one of the families involved is a bereaved family. The wife of one of the detainees stated that around 5 AM, at least 15 police officers, some masked, arrived at their home and refused to tell her husband why he was being arrested. She added that the officers confiscated his weapon, communication devices, and a Ranger ATV. Attorney Rom sharply criticized the arrest method and the decision to deny the two legal counsel, calling the use of "the most draconian tools of the Shin Bet against our finest sons during wartime" incomprehensible. He argued these tools should be reserved for terrorists, not security personnel who have dedicated their lives to defending the state, and that preventing meetings with lawyers is only for exceptional extreme cases. No decision had been announced regarding the arrest hearing or the appeal against the meeting ban at the time of reporting.
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