The investigation file that took place in the DIP against the police officers who took part in the pursuit of five hill boys in December 2020, in the area of Kochav Hashahar in Binyamin, and which ended with the tragic death of the boy Ahuvia Godak, is expected to be closed by the Attorney General.
The investigation file in the DIP, as well as the investigation file of the boys in the police, who were in the vehicle that escaped from the police at the time, are both on the spokesman's desk, after they were transferred for review for a decision.
In the investigation of the boys, the ombudsman must decide whether to order the filing of an indictment against them for the offense of endangering human life in a transportation lane, after they did not respond to the police's request and did not stop the vehicle.
As you may recall, the chase that developed then, after the police suspected that the vehicle in which the boys were traveling had committed an offense of throwing stones at Palestinians, ended after the police vehicle collided with the fleeing vehicle and it overturned.
As a result, her beloved godfather died.
In this case, it appears that a decision will be made to prosecute the boys, or at least those who then drove a vehicle without a license.
As stated, in the police investigation file, it appears that the ombudsman will decide to close the case after it came up in the investigation that they acted properly when in fact they were pursuing a vehicle suspected of a nationalist event and which refused to comply with their demand to stop.
Protest demonstration over the death of her beloved Godfather (Archive) // Photo: Oren Ben Hakon,
Advocate Ariel Atari, representing the Godfather family: "We will continue the public and legal struggle until those responsible for the death of their loved ones pay for their actions."
Lawyer Ariel Atari, who represents the parents of the late Ahuvia Godak, Avraham and Ayelet Godak, on behalf of the Honno organization, responded:
For a whole year the family did not sleep in eager anticipation of the decision and the counselor did not wait for the decision until the last second.
"We intend to continue the public and legal struggle until those responsible for the deaths of their loved ones pay for their actions," said Adv. Atari.
Advocate Menashe Yado of the Honno organization added: "The publications from the ombudsman after more than a year since the killing of the late Ahuvia Godfather, are exactly the publications that DIP briefed the journalist Moshe Nussbaum two or three days after the killing. Even before the opinion was submitted, Even before the evidence was collected, even before the investigation, DIP had leaked to any party that this case would be closed.
"Now, after more than a year, when it is announced that the case against the police is expected to close, we are not surprised. "That does not surprise us. We are fighting all the legal means at our disposal to make this shameful decision," says Yado.
Advocate Adi Keidar, representing the boys who survived the accident: "We prefer to wait for the final and official decision in the case of the young people who experienced severe trauma after the death of their good friend by restrained police officers.
We are still hopeful that the law will be exhausted with the police and the boys will be able to rebuild their lives. "
Yair Altman participated in the preparation of the article
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