Taka's parents, who were shot dead a year ago demand compensation of NIS 2.5 million • "Everything was done with a rough footing of the deceased's privacy and his family's privacy"

The late Solomon Taka's parents, who were shot dead a year ago in the Kiryat Haim neighborhood of Haifa by a police officer from Zebulun Station, are demanding more than NIS 2.5 million in compensation from the Israeli police and the shooter in Haifa District Court.

Parents Vorko Webagag Taka, claiming the cop's actions led to the loss of their son's unnecessary life and crushing his family: About three meters, ”claims, among others, in a lawsuit filed by lawyers Eviatar Katzir and Giora Ibn Tzur.

Police officer's trial shot at Salomon Taka // Photo: Shmuel Buchris

The event, which sparked a great deal of anger among Ethiopian communities in many parts of the country, took place on June 30, 2019 near a Haifa municipal park. The policeman fired his police service pistol, claiming that he felt threatened after Taka and several other boys who were with him attacked him with stones and thus fired at the ground. A splash from the bullet flew towards Taka, penetrated under the armpit and struck his heart, leading to his death shortly afterwards.

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In the lawsuit, the attorneys note that the defendant is a longtime police officer and who has served in his past in various operational positions. "Defendant's actions before, during and after the incident establish a cause of action for the plaintiffs directly and personally" Absolute about the possibility of causing fatal harm to those boys and the deceased in their heads. "

According to the parents, while they were dealing with heavy mourning, police officers began to leak outrageous, false and false information to the public in order to escape the police officer from terror and public opinion. The lawsuit states: "Everything was done with a rough footing of the deceased's privacy and his family's privacy, the breeding of falsehoods, the darling of their loved one and the desecration of the deceased's good name and his humble family and straightforward way."

Defenses have not yet been filed. Attorney Eviatar Katzir, who represents the Teka family together with attorney Giora Ibn Tzur: The Taka family understands that no compensation can be a cause for the loss of her son, but her hope is that it will be in the legal process to create a clear message against the unrestrained conduct of law representatives and that lying will be the last victim of such conduct. "

Attorney Yair Nadeshi, a police officer, who is representing him in the criminal proceedings currently underway in Haifa Magistrate's Court, told Judge Zaid Falah, "The prosecution has not yet reached us."