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An Israeli man was sentenced on Wednesday to 100 days of community service for having participated in a lynching attack against an Eritrean asylum seeker who had been mistaken for a terrorist as a result of his arrest. a terrorist attack in southern Israel
. The Beersheba central bus station, an Israeli Arab, shot dead an Israeli soldier and wounded 11 others before being shot dead by police.
During the turmoil, a security guard shot and killed Habtom Zarhum, a 29-year-old Eritrean.
While he was bleeding on the ground, Zarhum was beaten with objects and repeatedly kicked by a crowd that slipped cord, in which the police called a lynching.
Zarhum died later, most likely gunshot wounds, to the hospital.
Under a plea, David Muial, a 33-year-old Israeli who worked in a restaurant The court found Muial guilty of having dropped a metal bench on Zarhum.
Under the terms of the agreement, Muial was ordered to perform 100 days of community service and pay the Zarhum family 2,000 NIS (about $ 550), court documents shown
The non-custodial sentence appeared to reflect medical findings that the bullets fired by the security guard – who was not charged – were the direct cause of Zarhum's death, rather than the beatings. that he suffered.
The family of the victim sued Israel for about $ 780,000 in damages. They allege that the police and the security company guarding the bus station were negligent during the incident, which occurred during a wave of Palestinian attacks and beatings. fire in Israel.
Three more Israelis accused in case of aggravated battery the accused took responsibility for his actions, confessed and expressed remorse, unlike other suspects who are still in prison.
Muial's legal team said Thursday in a statement that the prosecution had considered his "heartfelt regrets and deep suffering" about the incident. "
" We hope that the end of this process will help [Muial] to come together and move towards rehabilitation, "they said.
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