News Brief
11/5/2009, Cheshvan 18, 5770
Police Fined a Total of $315 for Brutal Beating of 15-Year-Old
A police disciplinary court ruled that two policemen were guilty of brutally beating a 15-year-old teenager from Samaria (Shomron) because he did not show an identification card, which he legally cannot obtain he is age 16.
The policemen were fined 1,200 shekels ($315) and found guilty of unnecessary violence, but no criminal charges were filed.