Handled: Border Guard soldier who knocked down an ultra-Orthodox photographer was suspended and questioned by the police

July 14, 2020   

A Border Police soldier who was filmed last night pushing and knocking down, for no reason, Meir Kakon, an ultra-Orthodox photographer who documented the demonstration against extradition in ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods in Jerusalem - was suspended from his post today (Tuesday) - and the police investigations department has opened an investigation against him. How can you become a programmer, paramedic, or multimedia producer without investing a single penny? The policeman was recorded on cameras as he ran and deliberately bumped into an ultra-Orthodox photographer who was filming the demonstration. The filmed materials were transferred to the Border Police Headquarters that night. The decision to open the investigation was made jointly by Border Police Commander Yaakov Shabtai and Jerusalem Border Police Commander Imad Hassan after a consultation between the two. “I passed out on the floor” • Watch: Police officer slaps ultra-Orthodox photographer at anti-lockdown protest Last night, Minister Ohana responded to a video posted on Twitter, sharing it on his account - and wrote: "Hello Ariel. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. The police officer has been located and will be dealt with to the full extent of the law. I will report the outcome.".  

This is how you stop a photographer who won't be able to document for us what's really happening at the protests. pic.twitter.com/2fScgJ2JyC

— Ariel Elharar (@ariel_elharar_) July 13, 2020

  This is a second police officer from the Jerusalem Police who is being investigated by the Criminal Investigation Department for attacking Haredi protesters, after a Yasm police officer was seen hitting one of the protesters on Saturday night. In the footage filmed by Liran Tamari from Main Jerusalem, one can hear how one of the protesters says to the Yasm police officer who was not wearing a mask properly: "Where is your mask? Wear a mask, hello! Wear a mask, wear a mask!" At this point, the police officer decided to suddenly punch the protester in the face.