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Full title: State Attorneys Office: killing a wounded, fleeing boy by shooting him in the back merely a reckless and negligent act
Published:
14 Apr 2015
BTselem: new low in Israeli authorities disregard for lives of Palestinians in Occupied Territories
Today Israels State Attorneys Office notified the High Court of Justice (HCJ) that in the case of Palestinian youth Samir Awad it had decided, subject to a hearing and to the end of privilege proceedings, to file an indictment for the minor offense of committing a reckless and negligent act using a firearm. The States response did not note which of the soldiers involved was to stand trial.
This is a new low in Israeli authorities disregard for the lives of Palestinians in the Occupied Territories. The State Attorneys Office has sent security forces in the Occupied Territories a clear message: if you kill an unarmed Palestinian who poses no threat, we will do everything to cover it up and ensure impunity. Killing a wounded, fleeing youth who posed no threat by shooting him in the back is not a reckless and negligent act. The disparity between the grave action and the minor offense is incomprehensible and outrageous.
It is also not clear why it took two years and a petition to the HCJ for the authorities to decide to serve this indictment. Had the petition not been filed, would the Military Advocate Generals (MAGs) Corps have continued to drag its feet? When, exactly, were the authorities planning to end this sorry affair? Sixteen-year-old Samir Awad was killed in January 2013 by soldiers close to the Separation Barrier in the West Bank village of Budrus. He was shot in the back although he posed no danger to anyone. The Military Police Investigations Unit (MPIU) has long since completed all aspects of the investigation into the incident, yet although more than two years have passed since then, no decision was reached until today. The boys father, Ahmad Awad, petitioned the HCJ together with BTselem a little over a year ago, in March 2014, to have the MAG decide whether to indict the soldiers who killed his son or close the case file.
Background on the incident:
Samir Awad being evacuated from the scene after being shot. Photo: 'Abd a-Nasser Murar
in full: http://www.btselem.org/press_releases/20150414_state_attorney_decision_in_samir_awad_killing
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)shameful doesn't even begin.............
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)The reverse would bring bombs to the area. Somehow, it is the Palestinians who can't
be trusted.
King_David
(14,851 posts)FBI investigating death of teen shot 16 times by Chicago cop
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)Congratulations on trying to rationalize it.
King_David
(14,851 posts)And now something that's so so bad is
"in decay"? Cmon that makes no sense LOL
No wonder it's s marginal few and thankfully not my blessed Democratic Party.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)pretend nothing is wrong...
King_David
(14,851 posts)LOL
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)You do defend it when it happens in the west bank.
King_David
(14,851 posts)It's horrific.
Little Tich
(6,171 posts)In other countries, like the US for example, when people do things like this they get charged with murder.
King_David
(14,851 posts)Ferguson Police Officer Not Charged in Black Teens Shooting
http://www.wsj.com/articles/ferguson-police-officer-not-charged-in-black-teens-shooting-1416882438
Little Tich
(6,171 posts)South Carolina Officer Is Charged With Murder
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026473531
Shot in the back with intention to kill.
Murder in the US, not in Israel.