2015-03-26 ISRAEL: Suppressing Social Protest through false criminal prosecutions
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In Israel, police can prosecute! And in recent years, the typical pattern is false prosecution of protest activists for "Assaulting Police", or even "Insulting Police".
In the case here - activists were assaulted and grabbed in choke hold by police, but the activists are now prosecuted for "touching policeman's face"...
The false prosecutions in recent years often ended up with dismissal. The police lie on the stand without any shame. However, since there is so much footage of any protest, it is easy to show what really happened. In some cases, the public in the courtroom started laughing at the police lies.
However, police drag such prosecutions for years, with active help by the judges, and the activists are effectively silenced for the time of the prosecution upon advice by their attorneys. Moreover, the activists incur attorney's fees....
Typical conduct of a totalitarian regime!
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In Israel, police can prosecute! And in recent years, the typical pattern is false prosecution of protest activists for "Assaulting Police", or even "Insulting Police".
In the case here - activists were assaulted and grabbed in choke hold by police, but the activists are now prosecuted for "touching policeman's face"...
The false prosecutions in recent years often ended up with dismissal. The police lie on the stand without any shame. However, since there is so much footage of any protest, it is easy to show what really happened. In some cases, the public in the courtroom started laughing at the police lies.
However, police drag such prosecutions for years, with active help by the judges, and the activists are effectively silenced for the time of the prosecution upon advice by their attorneys. Moreover, the activists incur attorney's fees....
Typical conduct of a totalitarian regime!
המשטרה הגישה כתב אישום מנופח נגד שני פעילים שמחו על ייצוא הגז. ההגנה טענה לפגיעה בזכות ההפגנה. בית המשפט נמנע מהדיון המהותי ודחף לפשרה. זה נגמר בשישים ימי שירות לציבור. דיווח מחזית חופש הביטוי
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