It was a tragic ending for the 87-year-old Holocaust survivor, Avri Solomon, who was on his way home about 18 months ago when he was robbed. The assailant followed him from the bank and pushed him to the ground, making off with his money.
Solomon managed to hang on for a number of days, but he finally succumbed to his injuries. While in the hospital, he told police a number of times that he was robbed and had been pushed to the ground, but police chose not to accept the accuracy of the old man’s statement, filing a report that he just fell to the ground in an accidental incident.
About a year later, a known criminal who stole a cellular telephone was apprehended, and during questioning, told police that he also committed the robbery involving Solomon. He reenacted the crime to the last detail, convincing authorities that he was indeed the perpetrator. Suddenly, police realized the elderly victim was indeed giving them an accurate report, but it was too late, the evidence in the case was compromised since the police were convinced the man was not relating an accurate account of what occurred.
Now, there are accusations and cross-accusations between police and the prosecution, but the perpetrator is going to face criminal charges for stealing a cellular telephone and not manslaughter or murder. Family members are pained and outraged with police, but it does not appear that there is anything for them to do but to lament the painful reality that police assigned to the case were haughty, and a guilty man will now walk free.
As for the prosecution, they are calling the actions of police “gross negligence”
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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Rest assured had this been a CHAREIDI the Israeli Police (aka “MISHTARA”) wouldn’t miss a beat to arrest, prosecute, punish, etc.
This doesn’t sound right. If they have enough evidence for the cell phone charge, they have enough for robbery (theft with violence), and they then have enough for manslaughter. Even if the police failed to “read the rights” to the suspect, the statements from the deceased and evidence enough to support larceny should support a stronger charge UNLESS the police told the suspect what to say and coaxed him in order to “clear their books” (and if was independently guilty of more serious charges, the suspect might agree to it as part of a deal). Sounds fishy.
BS”D
Yenne medine hits new societal lows every day. Never mind that this behema (hopefully not a Yid but rather a goy from the FSU) did such a thing, but for the justice system to be so far from being rachmonim bnei rachmonim makes it clear that the medine is not a Jewish state.
Hodoas baal din k’meah eidim…dummy!
Why would he even need a trial?
Just sentence the creep!
Interesting, don’t you think??
THey know he murdered but they had to let him go free!@#&% I suspect there is collusion.
I agree with zamilenger!
loosers that the pd in israel are not letting you tell the story the way it happened just making things up as they go as they imagined it happening
Realist: Ein Adam Meisim Atzmo Rasha, whut? It’s pashut not nogeah, you heah?
Although, to be honest, I believe self incrimination is accepted in Western Law…
This is not a case of hodoas baal din. He would have no neemonos.
AIN ODOM MEISIM ATZMO ROSHO !!
As for the prosecution, they are calling the actions of police “gross negligence”
So why not try the police for that?
The police ignored a citizen’s justified and righteous complaint. They discriminated against him because of his age. If he had been and Arab they never would have dared thought he was lying for fear of an Arab outcry.
Again it is becoming more clear that all the complaints against the Israeli police who are often accused of hurting Chasidim, are true!
The ones who decided to reject the victim’s words, should be put on trial. After all, who knows how many other victims were hurt by this criminal during the 18 months he remained free!