Fast Draw – Court Lenient Towards Abusing Policemen

Fast Draw – Court Lenient Towards Abusing Policemen

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20199226_s featureOur judiciary system is going through some ugly processes right now. There are many examples, but a new low was reached yesterday.

Two Border Patrol policemen patrolling in Tel Aviv detained a Sudanese migrant worker and, during the search, stole money from from his wallet. “This is an especially ugly offense,” wrote the judge in his verdict, while sentencing the policemen to six months of community service. They’ll also have to compensate their victim in the amount of 4000 NIS.

According to the prosecution the two were patrolling along Neve Sha’anan St. in Tel Aviv, on duty, and noticed the Sudanese migrant walking alone. They asked him to identify himself, later ordering him to accompany them to a nearby building. They forced him to stand with his face against the wall, and while searching found a large sum of money in his wallet. One of them took 200 dollars and 400 shekels, and gave half the sum to his colleague. When they later returned to the station they saw the Sudanese there, probably to report the theft. One officer wrote a falsified account of the incident.

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“This is an especially ugly offense,” wrote judge Ido Droian in his verdict. “Considering the difference in power between the sides, two armed men in uniform, standing together against a man who belongs to one of the weakest groups in our society, a refugee or migrant from a country plagued by war and hunger, who carried with him what little he had.” You would expect that after this verdict the sentence would be severe, but no. Judges treat terrible, ugly offenses, which hurt the police and the entire Israeli law enforcement system, according to another set of values.