The police officer accused of breaking the leg of an Arab Israeli rights activist who was in police custody gives testimony Tuesday to investigators probing the incident.
The officer, who has not been named in media, gave his version of events to the Justice Ministry’s Police Internal Investigations Department over the wounding of Jafar Farah, director of the prominent Mossawa Center NGO, which bills itself as “the advocacy center for Arab citizens in Israel.”
Farah was arrested with 20 other people during a Gaza Strip solidarity rally over the weekend that has since sparked accusations of police violence. He claims a police officer kicked his leg, breaking his knee, while he was in a detention facility on Friday night.
The officer denies using force against Farah.
Other officers who were with Farah while he was in police custody also give testimony Tuesday, reportedly saying he was not injured by anyone involved in his detention, suggesting instead that he hurt his leg during the scuffles at the demonstration, according to the Haaretz daily.
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