Otzma Yehudit Director Questioned Over Alleged Assault on Police
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Itiel Naiman, Director General of the Otzma Yehudit party, was questioned by police on November 15 regarding an alleged assault on officers near Mitzpe Jericho in early October. Police suspect Naiman and MK Yitzhak Kroizer of interfering with a minor's detention and assaulting officers. Kroizer denies the charges, claiming police assaulted him. The party calls the investigation political persecution.
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- Otzma Yehudit Director Itiel Naiman questioned over alleged assault on police officers.
- The incident involved police attempting to detain a minor near Mitzpe Jericho in early October.
- Two officers were reportedly injured during the confrontation.
- Knesset Member Yitzhak Kroizer is also suspected of involvement and was questioned previously.
- Otzma Yehudit claims the investigation is political persecution.
Itiel Naiman, the Director General of the Otzma Yehudit party, was questioned by police on Sunday, November 15, in connection with an alleged assault on officers near the settlement of Mitzpe Jericho. The incident, which occurred in early October, involved police attempting to detain a minor driving without a license. The suspect fled towards an area where a memorial ceremony for fallen soldiers was taking place, leading to a confrontation where two officers were injured.
Investigators suspect Naiman and Knesset Member Yitzhak Kroizer of Otzma Yehudit may have interfered with the minor's detention and participated in the assault. Kroizer was previously questioned in October and denied the allegations, claiming he himself was assaulted by police and has filed a complaint.
The Otzma Yehudit party has characterized the investigation as political persecution, accusing the government's legal advisor of selectively enforcing the law against party representatives.
