Police say they have no intention of holding people at detention centers at the sites of the various anti-overhaul protests across the country tonight.
Earlier today, the Kan public broadcaster reported that Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai had ordered to establish detention sites at every large protest.
“In light of incorrect publications that have been spread on social media, it must be clarified that Israel Police are not going to imprison those disturbing the peace in the protest area,” police say in a statement.
The statement adds that Shabtai held an assessment ahead of the protests tonight, now in their 27th week, during which he “clarified the guideline according to which Israel Police allows the right to protest and considers it a cornerstone of a democratic country, but at the same time, will show zero tolerance for rioting, damage to infrastructure and symbols of government, and harm to police officers.”
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