Subscribe to Print Edition | Mon., May 04, 2009 Iyyar 10, 5769 | | Israel Time: 18:08 (EST+7)
Haaretz israel news English
web haaretz.com
Haaretz Toolbar
Diplomacy
Defense Jewish World Opinion National
Print Edition
Car Rental
Books Haaretz Magazine Business Real Estate Focus U.S.A. Travel Week's End Anglo File TLV 100
Last update - 06:07 28/04/2009
Border Policeman gets 8 years for killing Palestinian in 2002
By Ofra Edelman, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Hebron, Palestinian 

Two former Border Police officers were sentenced to prison Monday for their role in killing a Palestinian teen in Hebron in 2002.

Shachar Butbika and Dennis al-Hazub were convicted of manslaughter and accessory to manslaughter, respectively, and sentenced to prison terms of eight and a half years and five and half years, respectively, by the Jerusalem District Court.

Amran Abu Hamadiyah, 17, died after he was forced to jump from a Border Police jeep traveling 80 kilometers per hour. Butbika and Hazub, together with two other officers who were convicted and sentenced earlier this year, assaulted several Palestinians on the same day.
Advertisement


The first victim, Alaa Sankrut, then 20, was hauled onto the jeep, driven to a discreet location and kicked and beaten with a pickaxe handle, sustaining skull fractures. On their second drive that day, the officers abducted Abu Hamadiyah. He was beaten by Butbika and then forced to jump from the moving vehicle. He resisted, holding onto the jeep's roof, but was eventually forced out. One of the officers shouted "he's dead." They drove away, without offering medical assistance, and tried to eliminate the evidence.

The other two officers, Yanai Lalzeh and Bassam Wahabi, were given prison terms of eight and a half years and four and a half years, respectively.

Related articles:
  • Report: Olmert, Livni may face war crimes charges in Norway
  • Court charges Border Policemen with beating, robbing Palestinians
  • Palestinian killed during Bil`in anti-separation fence rally
    • Bookmark to del.icio.us  
     
    Two states essential
    Abbas spells out conditions ahead of Obama meeting.
    IDF soldier stabbed
    Israeli soldier moderately injured in evening bus attack.
      1.   Only 8 years for murder is a joke! 01:17  |  American 28/04/09
      2.   Only 8 years for murder and terrorism? 01:24  |  Rafael 28/04/09
      3.   are they demolishing his house too? 01:53  |  jorge 28/04/09
      4.   8 years????? 02:24  |  itsik 28/04/09
      5.   Equal Opportunities 04:42  |  Neil 28/04/09
      6.   1,2,3 Jail sure beats making him a national hero with dancing in 04:44  |  PETER SM 28/04/09
      7.   This sentence is way too short! 05:18  |  Dr Eric 28/04/09
      8.   convicted of manslaughter _??? 05:52  |  Ivan 28/04/09
      9.   And if it were the other way around... 06:36  |  Silvienne 28/04/09
      10.   Multiple Crimes Here 06:36  |  Knott Bushman 28/04/09
      11.   Unacceptable 06:51  |  Suzy 28/04/09
      12.   Read and learn dear Arabs 07:19  |  Albert 28/04/09
      13.   and why did it take so long? 07:26  |  rm 28/04/09
      14.   Knott Bushman,how about Kuntar?? 07:29  |  Tell us 28/04/09
      15.   Heh! 09:14  |  JBT 28/04/09
      16.   Sure Albert 11:34  |  Tom 28/04/09
      17.   SILVIENNE When Hebron sniper heroically killed baby Shalhevet 11:46  |  PETER SM 28/04/09
      18.   The most ethic army in the world strikes again 11:55  |  Moana 28/04/09
      19.   TOM Israeli Arabs who kill Jews dont have their homes demolished 13:51  |  PETER SM 28/04/09
      20.   light sentence 16:50  |  Manuel 28/04/09
      21.   These policeme should get life 23:54  |  ines 28/04/09
      22.   They did it not only once and twice 23:56  |  ines 28/04/09
      23.   #17, Peter SM... 00:14  |  Silvienne 29/04/09
      24.   #14, Tell us...another one defending these acts... 00:16  |  Silvienne 29/04/09
      25.   #12, Albert... 00:17  |  Silvienne 29/04/09
      26.   peter sm 6 00:57  |  potobac 29/04/09
      27.   to facilitator : censorship is not the solution 10:05  |  just facts 29/04/09
      28.   Re# 14 Tell Us... Kuntar got life... 16:36  |  ines 29/04/09
      29.   Border Policeman 07:04  |  john 30/04/09
      30.   al-Hazub, Wahabi 01:50  |  Boris 01/05/09
      31.   lenient sentences 10:04  |  GaileeHero 03/05/09
      32.   Kuntar served 29 years in prison 10:13  |  GaileeHero 03/05/09
      33.   That ought to teach them a lesson 12:20  |  Non-Arab Saudi 03/05/09
     Haaretz Hot Topics
    Durban II conference
    Air strike in Sudan
    Israel 2009 election results: Voter breakdown
    Israel vs. Hamas
    Iran: Nuclear and regional ambitions
    More Headlines
    16:40 Peres to AIPAC: Netanyahu wants to make history by forging peace
    17:34 Lieberman: This government will reach peace with Palestinians
    16:43 Spain okays Gaza war crimes probe against Israeli officials
    17:25 Michael Oren, Ambassador, or, this is how the occupation ends
    16:29 Livni: Iran threat opens door to peace with Arabs
    08:56 Poll: 66 percent of Israeli Jews back attack on Iran
    08:14 Wikipedia editors: Coverage of Israel 'problematic'
    12:28 Peres wants to hand over Christian sites in Israel to Vatican
    21:58 WATCH: Daily news round-up from Israel
    07:33 Leading German politician says Netanyahu government won't harm ties with EU
    13:34 Depeche Mode fans count down to group's Israel concert
    12:50 If Israel acquiesces on Iran, world will follow suit
    17:59 Police arrest suspect in IDF soldier stabbing in Ramat Gan
    12:16 World Health Organization likely to declare swine flu a pandemic
    14:29 Heat wave across Israel causes fires, airport delays
    08:54 Pentagon chief looks to soothe Saudi fears over Iran diplomacy
    Previous Editions
    Special Offers
    Advertisement
    Spring Specials-Dan Hotels
    Jerusalem from 179$. Tel-Aviv from 223$. Herzliya from 336$
    The Meier on Rothschild Tower
    Masterpiece Residence in the Heart of Tel Aviv
    Dead Sea Skin Care
    Quality cosmetics from the Dead Sea. Coupon code HAARETZ for 12% off!
    Camp Kimama Israel 2009
    The best place for your children this summer
    Eldan Rent a Car
    Israel's leading car rental company offers you a 20% discount on online reservations
    Jewish Singles Personal Ads
    Find the love of your life on JDate.com
    Junkyard
    Junk a car - get free towing nationwide and a tax-deductible receipt
    Home | TV | Print Edition | Diplomacy | Opinion | Arts & Leisure | Sports | Jewish World | | Israel 2009 election results
    Site rules | Makom: Engaging on Israel | Search engine marketing
    Haaretz.com, the online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, offers real-time breaking news, opinions and analysis from Israel and the Middle East. Haaretz.com provides extensive and in-depth coverage of Israel, the Jewish World and the Middle East, including defense, diplomacy, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the peace process, Israeli politics, Jerusalem affairs, international relations, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Israeli business world and Jewish life in Israel and the Diaspora.
    © Copyright  Haaretz. All rights reserved