An indictment will be filed against two young men, aged 14 and 18, for vandalizing 28 tombstones in the Protestant cemetery near Mount Zion in Jerusalem.
At the beginning of the month, a complaint was received in the David area of the Jerusalem district, about damage caused to a large number of headstones and graves in the Christian cemetery in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Following the incident that occurred a few days before the complaint was submitted, the David area police of the Jerusalem district opened an investigation.
The police investigators together with the forensic officers who arrived at the scene, noticed the extensive destruction and worked to collect findings and evidence.
Two arrested on suspicion of vandalizing tombstones in the Protestant cemetery near Mount Zion in Jerusalem
The investigation by the police revealed that this was an act of intentional vandalism of vandalizing many graves that took place at the beginning of the month.
After various investigative actions, investigators from the David area in the Jerusalem district tracked down the identity of those involved in the act and arrested the two.
The investigation of the case revealed that the suspects committed the act of vandalism in approximately 28 graves out of hatred, with the background to the acts being racist.
The arrest of the suspects was extended and later they were sent to house arrest by the court.
With the conclusion of the investigation and the formation of an evidentiary infrastructure against those involved, an indictment is expected against them by the prosecutor's office.
Defacement of tombstones.
The background: racist, photo: police spokeswoman
A few days after the incident, during a meeting with the Greek Patriarch in the Old City of Jerusalem, the commander of the Jerusalem District, Superintendent Doron Turgeman, commented on the incident and stated: "Any damage to religious institutions and sites is serious and damages the unique and delicate fabric of life that exists in the city for members of all religions and denominations.
The Jerusalem District Police is committed to maintaining security and order, to a determined and uncompromising fight against lawbreakers wherever they may be.
As the police of all residents and visitors to Jerusalem, Jews, Muslims and Christians, we act against violence and acts of vandalism, and in particular those that hurt religious sentiments.'
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