Appeal against the closing of the case of the shooting of a child in Issawiya: "Contradictions in the police versions and disregard for evidence" - Walla! news

2021-03-15T20:28:38.834Z

The family of 9-year-old Malek Issa, who lost his eye, wrote in an appeal against DIP's decision that no confrontation or reconstruction took place. They also said that 3 eyewitnesses to the injury were not questioned at all, even though the police investigation department was aware of them. - which may mislead the lawyer

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Appeal against the closure of the case of the shooting of a child in Issawiya: "Contradictions in the police versions and disregard for evidence"

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His family appealed the decision to close the investigation file.

Malek Issa (Photo: Official Website, Official Website)

DIP interrogated the two policemen involved in the shooting. Policeman Shira said he fired at a wall instead to reset the weapon and not at Issa. DIP closed the case last December for lack of evidence, and said that forces that arrived at the scene encountered, among other things, confession. Stones and that the opinion of the Institute of Forensic Medicine "did not rule out the possibility that the sabotage was caused by a stone and not by a sponge ball."

Referring to the published documentation, it was stated that it "partially reflects what happened on the ground and the findings of the investigation."

The DIP statement also states that the case was transferred "for examination by police officials regarding the operational conduct of the incident, including regarding the procedures for using a sponge rifle during an operational activity near a civilian population." The

appeal, filed through attorney David Kirshenbaum, alleges discrepancies between versions The policeman shoots at a policeman whose job it was to direct him, and despite this there was no confrontation between them.

Among other things, it was written that the investigation materials indicate that the police officer whose job it was to direct, said that the shooting was done in violation of procedures without having time to examine the distance and that the area was empty of vehicles and people.

Among other things, it was further stated that the distance between the policeman and the wall was about 30 meters, while according to the police procedure the reset should be carried out within a range of 50 meters.

Kirschenbaum further stated that in the inspection he conducted at the scene of the shooting, he could not have been more than 27 meters away, due to the foreclosure of the place and the identification of witnesses, but the DIP did not conduct a re-examination and examination of things.

Issa is wounded in a car.

Documentation from the shooting scene (Photo: screenshot, screenshot)

It was also noted that contrary to the documentation, the shooting officer said there were no people in the direction of the wall to which he fired.

In addition, while police officer Shira said he saw an injury to the wall, the other said in his interrogation that no injury was identified.

In addition, the appeal stated that the investigation material costs were three witnesses injury was investigated despite knowing about the PIU. One said he would come and come and two others are not able to obtain the phone.

It was also argued in the appeal that the testimony of the police officer that shot shooter When he held the weapon in a position parallel to the ground, it did not correspond to the conditions of the area and he said that he fired at the wall, and also contradicts the eyewitness' claims that he knelt while firing.The appeal also stated that there is a significant gap between the shooter's interrogation transcripts. This may mislead the lawyer who may not have seen the full interrogation but only read the transcript.

The appeal also alleges that the interrogation ignores eyewitnesses who were interrogated as well as medical documents stating that he was hit by a rubber bullet. With a doctor in which the latter was asked whether it was possible that an object other than a rubber bullet had struck Issa, to which he replied in the negative.

It was further emphasized that Issa's DNA was found in a sponge ball that was examined, however, DIP officials said that the ball was brought in about three weeks after the incident.

The appeal argued that eyewitnesses would not be questioned, there were discrepancies between the police testimony.

Malek Issa (Photo: Official Website, -)

DIP said that "the police investigation department conducted an in-depth and rigorous investigation into the complaint of the nine-year-old boy from Issawiya in Jerusalem, who allegedly lost his eye as a result of a bullet fired by police forces who were at the scene, in February last year. At the end of the investigation - which included, among other things, interrogating the suspects in the warning, interrogating witnesses to the incident, visiting the scene and locating cameras, and receiving professional opinions - and after examining all the evidence, DIP concluded that there was no sufficient evidence to prosecute.

"This is a difficult and unfortunate incident that occurred as part of an operational activity. The evidence showed that the police force arrived at the scene to make an arrest and encountered resistance that included, among other things, throwing stones at the force. During the operation, a sponge was fired at a wall." The video that was published partially reflects what happened on the ground and the findings of the investigation. In addition, as part of the comprehensive investigation, an opinion was received from the Institute of Forensic Medicine which did not rule out the possibility that the sabotage was caused by stone and not a sponge bullet. Police officials regarding the operational conduct of the incident, including regarding the procedures for using a sponge rifle during operational activities in the vicinity of a civilian population. An appeal that has been filed is being examined these days. "

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