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7 cops to be charged in alleged police brutality of Palestinian branded with Star of David
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A man at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on August 20, 2023, shows a picture of Arwah Sheikh Ali, who alleges police branded him with a Star of David while he was arrested in East Jerusalem's Shuafat refugee camp. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
The Department for Internal Police Investigations says that it has notified 7 police officers that they will be charged in a 2023 incident of alleged police brutality against an East Jerusalem resident.
According to a statement from DIPI, the seven cops are slated to be indicted on varying charges of abuse of a helpless person; aggravated assault; obstruction of investigative proceedings; and abuse of official power.
In the August 2023 incident, East Jerusalem Palestinian Arwah Sheikh Ali says that police officers beat him and branded his face with a Star of David while arresting him for suspected drug trafficking. The officers were also accused of deleting footage of the arrest.
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