Bring Ze’ev Braude, the shooter from Hebron, to justice

B'Tselem - Settler violence - 8 June ’09: Bring Ze’ev Braude, the shooter from Hebron, to justice: "8 June ’09: Bring Ze’ev Braude, the shooter from Hebron, to justice

On 4 Dec. ’08, security forces evacuated the settlement in the a-Ras neighborhood (“the House in Dispute”) in Hebron. The same day, Kiryat Arba resident Ze’ev Braude shot and wounded three members of the al-Matariyeh family. The shooting, which took place in the Wadi Hussein section of Hebron, was filmed by Jamal Abu Sa’ifan with a camera he received in the framework of B'Tselem’s camera distribution project. During the incident, another settler fired into the air and at Sa’ifan and tried to grab the camera from him. A third settler fired into the air and at the family’s house.

B'Tselem gave the video tape documenting the incident to the police the same day. Two days later, two of the suspects turned themselves in to the police and were subsequently released.

Today [8 June 2009], it was reported that, following Supreme Court Justice Elyakim Rubinstein’s order that the state reveal privileged evidence in the case, the Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office intends to withdraw the indictment against Braude. The minister of defense had declared evidence privileged, contending that its disclosure would harm state security.
B'Tselem demands that the District Attorney’s Office retract its pitiful decision. Withdrawal of the indictment will enable a violent and dangerous person to avoid punishment and continue to endanger human lives. If the state refuses to disclose the evidence, it must find other ways to bring Braude to justice. Withdrawal of the indictment is not a legitimate option."



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