Jerusalem District Court Rejects Central Command Chief's Appeal, Lifts Restriction on Suspected Sexual Assault of Palestinian
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · 1 hour ago
What happened
The Jerusalem District Court rejected Central Command Chief Avi Blot's appeal against canceling a restriction order on Tal Yinon Dradik, suspected of sexual assault of a Palestinian. The court upheld the military appeals committee's ruling that the original order was unfeasible, allowing for a new order with practical conditions. Dradik has been under administrative detention for over a month after refusing to comply with the initial order.
- 01Jerusalem District Court dismissed Central Command Chief Avi Blot's appeal on August 6, 2026.
- 02Tal Yinon Dradik, suspected of serious sexual assault, has been under administrative detention for 34 days.
- 03Original restriction order requiring Dradik to stay at his mother-in-law's home was canceled as unfeasible.
- 04Military appeals committee allows issuing a new restriction order with practical conditions.
- 05Defense minister instructed not to issue a new order; Blot appealed but was rejected by the court.
- 06Dradik's lawyers praised the ruling, calling the original order illegal and unimplementable.
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