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IDF Reserve Officer Accused of Shooting Palestinian Car Sent to House Arrest

The Jerusalem District Court ordered the release of reserve officer and Samaria security coordinator Pinchas Ran to house arrest in the Golan Heights on Monday. Ran was indicted following a shooting incident near the village of Aqraba.

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What happened

01The Jerusalem District Court ordered Samaria security coordinator Pinchas Ran to be released to house arrest in the Golan Heights on Monday.
02Ran was indicted on Friday for aggravated assault and obstruction of justice following a shooting incident near the village of Aqraba.
03According to Ynet, Ran is accused of shooting at a Palestinian car and severely injuring a woman during the encounter.
04Ran claims he fired into the air in self-defense after the vehicle attempted to run him and another soldier down.
05Judge Elad Persky rejected the prosecution's claims of trial obstruction, citing a very low risk of Ran violating his release conditions.
06The court highlighted Ran's clean criminal record, his commendations, and his extensive service of over 600 days as a reserve commando.
07Ran's defense attorneys from the Honenu organization and MK Limor Son Har-Melech supported the court's decision to release him.

Ran, the 37-year-old security coordinator for Gid'onim Ridge, was indicted on Friday for aggravated assault and obstruction of justice. According to Ynet, he is accused of shooting at a Palestinian car and severely injuring a woman. Ran maintains that he acted in self-defense, claiming he fired into the air after the vehicle attempted to run him and another soldier down.

Judge Elad Persky rejected the prosecution's arguments that Ran posed a risk of obstructing the trial or repeating the offense. The judge pointed to the lack of objective evidence and the conflicting accounts of the encounter. He emphasized Ran's clean criminal record despite his volatile security role, his extensive military service of over 600 days in the reserves, and the personal toll of the war, including the loss of his brother on October 7. Ran's attorneys from the Honenu organization and MK Limor Son Har-Melech welcomed the decision.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 3 newsrooms. Updated 10:28

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