Police Superintendent Meir Suissa, who was filmed throwing stun grenades at anti-government protesters, is convicted of reckless and negligent behavior over the incident.
As part of a plea deal reached with prosecutors in the Department of Internal Police Investigations, Suissa confessed to throwing one stun grenade and other charges against him were dropped.
During the March 2023 demonstration, Suissa threw at least one stun grenade into the crowd, landing one woman in the hospital after it hit her in the face.
He is now requesting that the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court overturn his conviction as part of the deal, which will allow him to return to serving in the police.
Following the 2023 incident, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who calls for harsher police measures against anti-government protesters, tried to promote Suissa and give him command of his own police station.
The move was struck down in court over the summer, since Suissa was under criminal probe at the time.
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