From the Liveblog of
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Actions of cop who hurled stun grenade into crowd to be probed
The Police Internal Investigations Department in the Justice Ministry is probing the conduct of a police officer who hurled a stun grenade into a crowd of anti-government protesters Wednesday.
A complaint was filed against the officer after video showed him casually throwing a grenade into the center of a crowd of demonstrators, despite regulations against doing so.
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— Noga Lavi (@NogaLavi) March 1, 2023
In response, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir says: “I give full backing to the officer who dispersed rioting anarchists with a stun grenade.”
He says the officer, “unlike PIID personnel sitting in their air-conditioned rooms, must deal with the anarchists.”
He also suggested the PIID might be acting “from a political motivation,” though he offers no reason for the claim.
The Times of Israel Community.