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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Officers who arrested women for distributing hostage flyers in synagogue questioned for misconduct
The Police Internal Investigations Department says it questioned Wednesday two police officers on suspicion of abuse of power and breach of trust over the arrests last month of women who placed flyers calling for the release of the Hamas hostages on seats inside a synagogue.
Three women were arrested last month a day after they distributed flyers at a synagogue where Likud MK Yuli Edelstein is a regular. The women said the synagogue was unlocked when they entered the building and there was no intent to harm or threaten. Many activists decried their arrests as blatantly political.
In a statement, PIID says that one of the officers was also questioned over possible obstruction of justice, and says the investigation into the incident is ongoing.
The Times of Israel Community.