B'Tselem report: Crowd Control: Israel's Use of Crowd Control ...
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commanders in the field, there is a high level <strong>of</strong> awareness <strong>of</strong> the restrictionson the use <strong>of</strong> 0.22 inch weapons.23. As for specific cases mentioned in the <strong>report</strong>:a. Harm caused to rioters by gas grenades:i. The incident regarding Tristan Andrews (13.03.09) - the matteris under the purview <strong>of</strong> the State Attorney, as the BorderPolice was involved in the incident (and not the IDF).According to our knowledge, a petition has been filed in theHigh Court <strong>of</strong> Justice regarding the closing <strong>of</strong> th investigationby the State Attorney.ii. The incident regarding Bassam Abu-Rahma (17.04.09) - theincident occurred during a joint incident between the IDF andthe Border Police. An initial investigation <strong>of</strong> the operationfound no involvement <strong>of</strong> the forces in criminal actions. In April<strong>of</strong> 2009 a joint investigation with Palestinians, the IDF MedicalCorps and the Israeli Civil Administration was initiated. Theinvestigation determined that the gas grenade shot out <strong>of</strong> thegrenade launcher hit a stiff object and ricocheted in thedirection <strong>of</strong> Abu-Rahma. Immediately following the incident,the use <strong>of</strong> the grenade launcher was stopped until theconclusion <strong>of</strong> the investigation, after which restrictions on theuse <strong>of</strong> the launcher were provided to all forces. On the basis <strong>of</strong>an expert's opinion presented by the organization <strong>of</strong> "YeshDin" in June <strong>of</strong> 2010 in the context <strong>of</strong> legal proceedings in thematter, it was decided to open a Military Police investigation.The investigation which is currently underway is very complex,and is being conducted jointly between the IDF MilitaryAdvocate General's Corps and the State Attorney. It wasrecently decided to return the file to the investigatoryauthorities for additional information.iii. The incident regarding Mustafah Temimi (09.12.11) - a MilitaryPolice investigation was initiated immediately following theincident and is currently in progress. Partly, delays in theinvestigation are due to the lack <strong>of</strong> cooperation <strong>of</strong> thecomplainants with the Military Police, which has included arefusal to provide testimonies, and the instigation <strong>of</strong> a riotwhen investigatory authorities attempted to create areconstruction at the scene <strong>of</strong> the incident.56
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