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Joint List MK Ofer Cassif who was allegedly attacked by Israeli police officers during a protest, arrives to file a complaint at the Police Internal Investigations Department, in Jerusalem on April 11, 2021. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
Joint List MK Ofer Cassif on Sunday filed an official complaint against police, after he was beaten by officers on Friday during a protest in East Jerusalem, rejecting the force’s claim that he was to blame for the violence.
Cassif, the only Jewish Knesset member in the predominantly Arab Joint List party, arrived at the Justice Ministry’s Police Internal Investigations Department to lodge the complaint.
Cops close ranks around officer who killed mentally ill knifeman in Haifa timesofisrael.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesofisrael.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Family members and supporters attend a ceremony in memory of 19-year-old Ethiopian-Israeli, Solomon Tekah who was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer on in Kiryat Haim, July 10, 2019. Photo by Flash90
The civil service Commissioner ruled Wednesday that an officer charged with causing the shooting death of a teenager of Ethiopian descent in 2019 cannot serve as a public servant, Channel 13 reported.
The officer responsible for the death of Solomon Tekah, 19, whose name is barred from publication, was recently reinstated by the Israel Police and then, after an outcry, moved to the fire department.
The announcement of the officer’s return had caused anger among Israel’s Ethiopian community, which perceived the death of Tekah in Haifa as a reflection of racism and discrimination within the police ranks, and held mass protests for several weeks.
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Ethiopian-Israelis and supporters demonstrate against police violence and discrimination following the death of 19-year-old Solomon Tekah, who was shot and killed in Haifa by an off-duty police officer; Jerusalem, July 15, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
The Israel Police on Thursday told an officer charged with causing the shooting death of a teenager of Ethiopian descent in 2019 that he will return to his former position on Sunday.
The decision is likely to cause outrage in Israel’s Ethiopian community, which perceived the death of 19-year-old Solomon Tekah in Haifa as a reflection of racism and discrimination within the police ranks, and held mass protests for several weeks.