Arrest of an ultra-orthodox suspect who burned a flag in Mea Shearim in a procession against the State of Israel/police spokesmen
The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court last night (Tuesday) ordered the release under restrictive conditions of Meir Fischhoff, a 24-year-old resident of Jerusalem who participated in an ultra-Orthodox procession.
According to the suspicion, Fischhoff set fire to the Israeli flag and a PLO flag was seized in his possession.
During his investigation, he denied what was attributed to him, but according to the police, in a conversation he had with a Yiddish-speaking police officer outside the interrogation room, he expressed joy to him for the massacre of the residents of the Otaf on October 7 and added that all The scores. Magistrate Gad Arenberg noted in the release decision that "there is no doubt that these are suspicions of an ugly offense that has the potential to hurt the feelings of a large public, but the question is whether an actual arrest is necessary to complete the investigation."
The police filed a stay of execution and submitted an appeal to the district court for a hearing After he was released to house arrest in the city of Bnei Brak, the district court rejected the police's request to extend his detention, but made the conditions of house arrest tougher by saying that it will take place in a city that does not have a majority of ultra-Orthodox residents and there is no fear of similar gatherings.
Arrest of an ultra-orthodox suspect who burned a flag in Mea Shearim in a procession against the State of Israel/Israel Police spokeswoman
Attorney Noach Olsha from the Public Defender's Office: "Deprivation of liberty due to acts of protest - even if they are illegal - should be reserved for the most serious and extreme cases.
The arrest is intended to prevent immediate danger.
It is clear to everyone that such a danger does not exist here.
The request to arrest the suspect in this case was hasty, and it was not for nothing that both the Magistrate's Court and the District Court ordered the release of the suspect under conditions."
However, the District Court's decision causes great difficulty, as it prohibits the release of the suspect - an ultra-orthodox person - to any city that has It has an ultra-Orthodox majority. This decision has the potential to reproach the entire public and the Public Defender's Office is reviewing its steps in this matter."
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