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Galilee police chief to be transferred ahead of report on Peki'in riots

By Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent

Tags: Nir Mariash, Dudi Cohen

Nir Mariash, commander of the Galilee District of the police, was notified Sunday he will be relieved of his duty and transferred to head the police's technology department, according to a statement by Police Commissioner Dudi Cohen.

Mariash is to leave his current position shortly before a police commission examining the riots in Peki'in publishes its findings.

Two months ago, a cellular antenna was set on fire in New Pek'in, which is near the Galilee Druze village of Peki'in. As a result, a large police force came to make arrests in the area, and in the ensuing clashes, three local residents of the village and 29 police officers were injured.

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The events were harshly criticized by Knesset members, who called for the establishment of a commission of inquiry.

Cohen said Sunday that the findings of an internal investigation will be submitted in two weeks. He did not deny the fact that an earlier draft has already been handed to him, or that Mariash's transferring was the result of its findings.

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