Driver who threatened Beersheba protesters charged with reckless driving

15 January 2023, 2:23 pm Edit

A car stopped just in front of an anti-government protest in Beersheba on January 10, 2023. (Twitter screenshot used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)

Police say that a man arrested last week after threateningly swerving toward a group of anti-government protesters has been charged with reckless driving and making threats.

According to a statement from police, the driver endangered the group of protesters in Beersheba and continued to threaten them after exiting his car.

Police requested that the suspect, a 26-year-old man from Elad, be kept in custody until the end of judicial proceedings.