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Court halts IDF tribunal against soldier who shot bound Palestinian
By DPA
Tags: Palestinian, Israel, Na'alin 

High Court Judge Ayala Procaccia ordered an injunction on Tuesday against the Israel Defense Force's military tribunal overseeing the case of the IDF soldier who shot a bound Palestinian with a rubber bullet at close range. The move effectively delays the legal proceedings.

A Palestinian who was shot in the foot at point-blank range by an Israel Defense Forces soldier petitioned the High Court of Justice on Tuesday demanding that the soldier and his commander be charged with aggravated abuse.

Ashraf Abu Rahmeh, 27, was shot during a protest last month in the West Bank village of Na'alin against the construction of the separation fence in Na'alin and nearby Palestinian villages.
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He was arrested when the demonstration turned violent and protesters began throwing stones at security forces.

An IDF soldier fired a rubber-coated metal bullet at Abu Rahmeh's foot from a distance of some 1.5 metres, as the protester was under arrest, handcuffed, blind-folded and held by the arm by the soldier's commander.

The incident was filmed by a teenage Palestinian girl from the village and the footage, published by the B'Tselem human rights group, sparked shock and outrage in both the Palestinian Authority and Israel.

The soldier and his commander were formally charged with "improper conduct" at a military court earlier this month, but many felt the charge was not severe enough.

The commander, Lt. Colonel Omri Burberg, was removed from his position and will be barred from serving in military command positions in the future, while the soldier, Staff Sergeant L., was also demoted.

But Abu Rahmeh and four Israeli human rights groups filed a petition to the High Court on Monday, demanding a more severe indictment be filed against both, Israel Radio reported.

The petitioners demand the two be charged with "abuse of a detainee under aggravated circumstances," punishable by up to seven years in prison, the radio said.

Law enforcement officials in the IDF showed "extreme unreasonableness" when they decided to charge the soldier and his commander with "improper conduct," a minor offence which does not result in a criminal record, they complained.

The four human rights groups which filed the petition are B'Tselem, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, Yesh Din and the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel.

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