Troops detained for abusing Palestinian inmate suspected of aggravated sodomy

By Emanuel Fabian

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30 July 2024, 7:08 pm 5 Edit

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

Demonstrators, one holding a poster that reads, "Our heroic soldiers should be released," protest against the detention of military reservists suspected of severely abusing a Palestinian terror suspect, in front of a military court in Beit Lid army base near Kfar Yona on July 30, 2024. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

Nine soldiers taken for questioning yesterday over the alleged abuse of a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman detention facility are suspected of aggravated sodomy, causing bodily harm under aggravated circumstances, abuse under aggravated circumstances and conduct unbecoming of a soldier.

Some of the suspects are also suspected of assault and interfering with the work of public servants, according to the IDF.