The Palestinian who ran over the police officer Barak Meshulam to death is accused of murder: "Hit him savagely"

An indictment for aggravated murder was filed against the 17-year-old from the Ramallah area: "He did not respond to the policemen's calls, drove at a speed of 145 km/h and ran over the policeman." A person"

Kerin Sagi

08/08/2022

Monday, 08 August 2022, 11:58 Updated: 12:02

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In the video: the family members of the police officer Barak Meshulam, who was run over to death, are speaking at Shaiva (Photo: Yotam Ronan)

The 17-year-old Palestinian boy who ran over the police officer Barak Meshulam to death about three weeks ago was charged today (Monday) with aggravated murder.

The indictment filed against him also attributes to him the offenses of car theft, driving without a license, willful endangerment of human life, willful damage and obstructing a police officer.

"The boy entered Israel without an entry visa, stole a car and drove it from Holon towards the north, at high speed and without traffic lights, in order to get him out of Israel," the indictment reads.

Since the car was equipped with an "Ituran" system, immediately after it was stolen, a complaint was made to the police.

In the area of ​​the Genot interchange, the police noticed the car, activated a siren and announced to him several times to stop, in Hebrew and Arabic.

"The defendant, who noticed the patrol car that had turned on after him, did not respond to the policemen's calls and drove north toward the Ra'anana intersection wildly, at an average speed of 145 km/h," the indictment reads.

Paid (Photo: Israel Police Spokesperson)

During the incident, the police officer Barak Mushol blocked the Ra'anana intersection towards the south.

The Palestinian boy, who approached the place at high speed, noticed the checkpoint and turned sharply to the right, according to the indictment.

"Mosholam, who noticed the change in the defendant's direction of travel, ran, stood on the traffic block at the intersection and quickly deployed a portable barbed wire barrier in order to stop him."

"While Mashulam was standing on the traffic block, the boy continued his journey and drove onto the traffic block with the vehicle at high speed and wildly while hitting Mashulam with the right front of the vehicle. As a result of the run-over, he was pronounced dead on the spot," the indictment reads.

"After the run-over, he continued to drive fast until he hit a concrete pipe, then he was hit with great force and his speed was slowed down. Then, he continued to run away from the police and did not respond to their calls even when he shot in the air."

The prosecutor's office also asked to arrest the accused until the end of the proceedings.

"His actions show his disdain for the law, and for the police officers entrusted with its enforcement. Even when the respondent noticed a police checkpoint at the Ra'anana intersection, he chose to continue on a wild ride and not stop, even at the possible cost of harming human life."

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