The Jerusalem District Attorney's Office decided not to file an indictment for abuse against employees at a Shufersal supermarket in Gush Etzion, who were suspected of abusing an ultra-Orthodox employee with special needs who was employed there.
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An indictment will be filed against Kamal Hamidan from Beit Jala, but he will only be charged with the offense of simple assault - and not abuse of a helpless person.
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The case against the other suspects involved in the acts, as well as against the supermarket manager, will be closed.
The prosecutor's office claimed that this was not a number of cases of abuse, but this contradicts the indictment filed against the employee, who, as stated, is charged with a minor offense of simple assault.
An indictment accuses Hamidan of four acts of slapping, humiliation, and wrapping the body in plastic wrap.
According to the attacked worker, the attacker cursed him and the Jewish people.
The victim's lawyer, Itamar Ben Gvir: "This is a disgrace. If this is not abuse of a helpless person, perhaps it would be appropriate to erase this offense from the list of laws.".
The elements of the crime of abuse were proven, especially in that they involved several incidents in which they humiliated, humiliated, slapped, and even wrapped his body in plastic wrap - the prosecution added insult to injury when it ignored the curses against the Jewish people and all the other accomplices who had a hand in the abuse and who had evidence in their case. A shameful decision.".
At the same time, the lawyer added that he is currently working with Attorney Yosef Mazar on a huge lawsuit against the employee and all others involved.
The Jerusalem District Attorney's Office responded: This is a serious indictment. After examining all of the evidence, the attorney general found that the acts do not amount to the offense of abuse as interpreted in the Supreme Court ruling. The indictment was filed for 4 assault offenses.
