Second reservist to be dropped from detainee abuse case, IDF says

By Emanuel Fabian

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31 July 2024, 1:28 am

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

After earlier dropping accusations against one soldier, military prosecutors say they will not seek to extend the remand of a second of the nine reservists held over a case of suspected sexual abuse of a Palestinian detainee.

Earlier this evening amid a hearing at a military court at the Beit Lid base, one of the nine suspects was freed after new information was brought into the investigation and prosecutors dropped their demand to extend his arrest.

According to the military prosecution, neither of the released reservists are main suspects in the high-profile abuse case.

The hearing regarding the other soldiers is still ongoing.