The Military Prosecutor on Tuesday filed an indictment against a reservist for several offenses of abuse under aggravated circumstances and inappropriate behavior.
The indictment alleges that in several incidents during the months of February-June 2024, while securing the travel of security detainees, the defendant used severe violence against the detainees he was entrusted with guarding.
The IDF statement states that "During some of the trips, despite no threat from the security detainees, and while the detainees were handcuffed and blindfolded, the defendant hit them, some of the times using a club and another time using his personal weapon. The defendant did all of this while documenting the acts in videos."
"The IDF operates and will continue to operate out of a deep commitment to the rule of law, and complies with its obligations to Israeli and international law," the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said.
The soldier was arrested about a month ago after commanders at the detention facility in the Sde Teiman base noticed severe signs of violence and bruises on the bodies of detainees from Gaza after they were returned to the facility.
Three soldiers were arrested. Two of them were released after about two weeks, while the third soldier, who confessed to several of the violent incidents in which he is suspected, was charged today. The military police investigators obtained videos taken by the soldier in which he is seen hitting detainees while they while they are sitting on a bus.