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commanders in the field, there is a high level of awareness of the restrictionson the use of 0.22 inch weapons.23. As for specific cases mentioned in the report:a. Harm caused to rioters by gas grenades:i. The incident regarding Tristan Andrews (13.03.09) - the matteris under the purview of 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 of Justice regarding the closing of 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 of the operationfound no involvement of the forces in criminal actions. In Aprilof 2009 a joint investigation with Palestinians, the IDF MedicalCorps and the Israeli Civil Administration was initiated. Theinvestigation determined that the gas grenade shot out of thegrenade launcher hit a stiff object and ricocheted in thedirection of Abu-Rahma. Immediately following the incident,the use of the grenade launcher was stopped until theconclusion of the investigation, after which restrictions on theuse of the launcher were provided to all forces. On the basis ofan expert's opinion presented by the organization of "YeshDin" in June of 2010 in the context of 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 of cooperation of thecomplainants with the Military Police, which has included arefusal to provide testimonies, and the instigation of a riotwhen investigatory authorities attempted to create areconstruction at the scene of the incident.56
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