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Tuesday, July 2, 2024
MK alleges dramatic rise in police violence against protesters in recent months
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MK Gilad Kariv welcomes the announcement by the Department for Internal Police Investigations (DIPI) that the police officer who forcefully shoved him at an anti-government protest will be put on disciplinary trial.
He asserts, however, that there has been a dramatic rise in incidents of police violence against demonstrators, and lays the blame at the door of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who has authority over the police, and at that of DIPI itself.
“In recent months we have seen a steep increase in the level of violence by police officers. This is a direct result of the attitude encouraged by the minister, but no less due to the lenient treatment [of police violence] by DIPI and by the disciplinary authorities of the police,” says Kariv during a hearing of the Knesset Caucus for the Fight Against Police Violence.
“It cannot be that for months citizens’ complaints are not handled properly,” adds the Labor MK.
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