A hard blow to the police prosecution: The police disciplinary tribunal accuses the police prosecution of selective enforcement and "sewing a case" for a veteran police officer. "Had we not been persuaded to acquit him, we would have ordered the dismissal of the indictment against him on the grounds of defense of justice," the judges wrote.
The affair began in late 2019, when the police prosecution filed an indictment against a senior police officer with the rank of senior sergeant major, who was caught in a whirlwind of investigation and prosecution on suspicion of omitting intelligence material from an investigation file he handled.
In late 2019, after the case against him was closed in DIP for innocence, an indictment was filed against him in the police disciplinary tribunal for allegedly leaving a knowledge that it was his duty to hand over to the prosecution unit, and for a false statement he made to DIP investigators during his interrogation.
Adv. Ran Cohen Rochberger, Photo: Or Parboznik
In the course of the trial, the tribunal recommended that the police withdraw her from the charge, but the police prosecution insisted on continuing the proceedings.
At the end of the trial, the police officer receives a "resounding acquittal" due to misconduct by the police.
"We were left with a very severe feeling of inflicting injustice on the defendant," the verdict reads. ".
"Let the state take responsibility"
But the saga did not end even after the court's acquittal and clear statements about the injustice done to the police officer, and worse: the police officer's request, who is a jurist, to go out for an internship - was denied.
This is despite the fact that years ago it was avoided "because of the legal process", although it was recommended by the commanders to go on an internship.
Recently, the policeman - through his attorneys Adv. Ran Cohen Rochberger, Raanan Giladi and Mia Katz - sent a letter before a lawsuit to the commander of the southern district of the police, Peretz Amar, and to the commander of the Lachish region, Brigadier General Barak Mordechai, to compensate him.
Adv. Raanan Gilad, Photo: Israel Sun.
"The state is expected to take responsibility for the long line of failures in the conduct of the police and DIP," the appeal said, "and will compensate the police officer for the injustice done to him.
"Unfortunately, at this stage, it seems that the state is not doing what it is required to do and is continuing to harm the police unjustifiably, in a way that will require the consideration of an appeal to the courts."
The police responded: "The Israel Police conducts regular screening processes, in which a timetable is set in which police officers wishing to specialize are required to submit their candidacies. "We will not hold a hearing on his request. We will note that a similar decision was made in relation to another police officer who submitted his candidacy late."
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