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Basketball fan whose flare hurt security guard stays in jail

By Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent

Tags: basketball, Hapoel Jerusalem

Jerusalem Magistrate's Court ordered Yossi Malach, the 20-year-old basketball patron alleged to have thrown a firecracker which severely injured the hand of a security guard during a game, stay in jail.

The court had ordered Malah remanded to house arrest, but police appealed the ruling.

Malach is a fan of the Hapoel Holon basketball club, which squared off against Hapoel Jerusalem in the now infamous game in Malha Arena in Jerusalem this week. After the firecracker incident, play was suspended, and Malach and three of his companions were arrested for allegedly smuggling the flare into the arena.

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Malach later confessed to hurling the flare and expressed regret. Police are investigating whether Malach acted alone, as he insists he did, or whether his friends acted as accomplices.

Malach is no stranger to run-ins with the law, having been involved in throwing a firecracker onto the playing field as well as other criminal related incidents.

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1.	house arrest for this piece of garbage????	15:18	\|	miri	16/11/07

2.	What a disgusting ruling. He needs to be in PRISON for YEARS	15:49	\|	Steve Randolph	16/11/07

3.	House arrest	15:50	\|	Joy Wolfe	16/11/07

4.	Doris`s piece of garbage	15:55	\|	Rocky	16/11/07

5.	poor stupid violent	16:03	\|	equality before law	16/11/07

6.	house arrest	17:36	\|	JL	16/11/07

7.	Grievous Bodily Harm.	18:12	\|	Jordan	16/11/07

8.	Perfect for IDF	18:27	\|	gs	16/11/07

9.	Travesty called "house arrest"	18:39	\|	Esther	16/11/07

10.	the garbage goes back to jail	19:25	\|	miri	16/11/07

11.	FIRECRACKER??????????	19:58	\|	JEHIEL CHALEFF	16/11/07

12.	Only jail!	14:59	\|	Ros	18/11/07

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