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Beating of Arab in Tel Aviv prompts renewed focus on police brutality

MAY 24, 2016 18:18

MK Stav Shafir will call a special Knesset hearing next week to examine how police handle cases of violence and excessive use of force, two days after an Israeli-Arab was beaten by police outside a grocery store in central Tel Aviv.

Shafir, the chair of the Special Committee for the Transparency and Accessibility of Government Information, said that she would request statistics and a demographic and social breakdown of complaints issued against police, and a breakdown of how these cases are handled by police.

She also called on members of the public to contact the committee with information relating to police brutality, in particular if they themselves were witnesses to or victims of such violence.

“In recent years we are seeing more and more cases of police violence directed at specific groups in Israeli society. The vast majority of police do excellent work, and sometimes are subjected to exaggerated criticism, but when it comes to police violence against Ethiopian-Israelis, Arabs, and right and left-wing protesters, the treatment of these cases must be much more seriously.”

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