In response to Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein’s decision to launch a criminal investigation against her on charges of incitement of violence and insulting a public official, MK Hanin Zoabi (Balad) demands that police officers be investigated for brutality as well.
“I invite the Attorney General to investigate all police officers who broke the law and behaved brutally towards me, and towards the rest of the protesters [who attended a demonstration against the IDF’s operation in the Gaza Strip],” Zoabi says.
The Balad MK says she is preparing a lawsuit against the police officers who were at the demonstration.
“I’m working on preparing a complaint… against police officers who pushed me and cursed at me, beat me and pulled my hair, and handcuffed me for no reason,” she says.
In the case in question, Zoabi took part in a protest outside the Nazareth Magistrate’s Court and allegedly hurled grievous abuse at a police officer.
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