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Ra'am-Ta'al MK Talab el-Sana. (Lior Mizrahi) Last update - 14:35 08/07/2008 Arab MK: Indict police who beat Bedouin to death By Mijal Grinberg, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: police violence, Israel  Ra'am-Ta'al MK Talab El-Sana called on Public Security Minister Avi Dichter on Tuesday to press charges against the police officers who beat Sabri al-Jarjawi, a 25-year-old resident of the Bedouin city of Segev Shalom who died of his wounds over the weekend. Addressing a press conference alongside Bedouin leaders and the victim's relatives, El-Sana said that the Israeli public regards Bedouins as enemies. "Had Sabri's name been Avi, all this would not have happened," he said. On the night of March 21 of this year, al-Jarjawi and another friend, Ismail al-Mahrab, were lounging along the Dalilah Beach in Ashkelon. According to a statement given by al-Mahrab, the two men were sitting in a car when they were accosted by the detectives, who later identified themselves as police officers. Advertisement The policemen asked to see identification, searched the two men, and combed their car. According to al-Mahrab, after the officers were unable to find anything suspicious, they told the two men that the beach was ill-suited for "smelly Bedouin," and began to beat them. Al-Mahrab said neither he nor al-Jarjawi offered any physical or verbal resistance. Al-Mahrab said that at one point he was handcuffed by the detectives, who then proceeded to beat al-Jarjawi with a flashlight until he lost consciousness. The officers radioed another police cruiser nearby, and one of the officers who noticed al-Jarjawi's state summoned an ambulance to the scene. Law enforcement officials gave a different account of events. According to police, during the search, one of the men hurled drugs that was in his possession and began to assault one of the officers, injuring him. The detectives then resorted to using force in order to bring al-Mahrab and al-Jarjawi under control. Al-Jarjawi was admitted to Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, and subsequently transferred in serious condition to Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva. Hospital officials said al-Jarjawi arrived unconscious after having sustained head trauma. He had since been breathing with the aid of a respirator. El-Sana also said that they "demand to see the murderers brought to justice, and if they are not, we will take the law into our own hands. If the police fail to protect our citizens, we will do it for them." He said al-Jarjawi should be declared a martyr. "We have absolutely no faith in the Police Investigation Unit. His sole crime was of being an Arab." According to figures El-Sana presented, al-Jarjawi was the eighth Bedouin to be killed by police violence over the past three years. Related articles: 'Police called us smelly Bedouin, then they started to beat us' Rights group: Shin Bet lied about interrogations The 'torture police' / Every Shin Bet move is watched by its legal team Bookmark to del.icio.us   Desert pursuit IDF criticizes Egyptian soldiers over fatal cross-border manhunt. Backing McCain The more religious the voter the more likely he is to support McCain over Obama.   1.   not surprised 14:14  |  Ashkelonit 08/07/08   2.   Army Boy 15:28  |  Abe Kael , Bedouin 08/07/08   3.   Smelly 16:05  |  Zionist 08/07/08   4.   to the "bedouins" 16:11  |  JL 08/07/08   5.   #1 Ashkelonit 16:29  |  Space 08/07/08   6.   Not Okay 17:15  |  Jane 08/07/08   7.   What a barbaric MK 17:21  |  MR 08/07/08   8.   # 3 (Zionist) is and Arab, probably # 2 (Abe Kael) in disguise 17:25  |  MR 08/07/08   9.   #5 Space 17:28  |  MR 08/07/08   10.   Policeman killed an Israeli citizen not a Bedouin 17:50  |  Ulf 08/07/08   11.   Why does this in the news i don`t understand. 18:06  |  Alex 08/07/08   12.   racist cops 18:22  |  Wiseman 08/07/08   13.   Israel, the place where a Jew also has the right 19:12  |  Andreas 08/07/08   14.   #2 19:28  |  dan 08/07/08   15.   dan 14 13:48  |  potobac 09/07/08

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