Suspect in alleged protest car-ramming ordered held in custody

A suspect accused of mowing down protesters with his car in Tel Aviv last week has been ordered to remain in custody for at least another three days, a police spokesperson says.

The move to keep the suspect, named in media reports as Pini Luzon, in custody until Thursday is ordered by the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court.

The man is accused of running into protesters who blocked a road during a chaotic anti-government demonstration on Thursday.

Screen capture from video of a car, center, as it hits anti-government protesters during a rally in Tel Aviv, October 1, 2020. (Twitter)

Luzon, who says he tried to speed away as protesters attacked his car, was sent to house arrest on Sunday, but a court later overturned the decision after the police appealed.