Court frees far-right activist accused of attacking cop

The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court has released Baruch Marzel, a radical right-wing activist and candidate for the Yachad party in this year’s Knesset elections, who was arrested this morning on suspicion of attacking a Border Police officer in Hebron on Saturday night outside the Tomb of the Patriarchs.

The court rejected a request by the police that Marzel post a NIS 5,000 bail, Israel Radio reports.

Right-wing politician Baruch Marzel at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem February 17, 2015. (Photo credit:Hadas Parush/FLASH90)
Right-wing politician Baruch Marzel at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem February 17, 2015. (Photo credit:Hadas Parush/FLASH90)

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