More abuse charges for Naalin officer

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Palestinian paramedic accuses Lt.-Col. Omri of arresting, debasing him without cause. 'He put his shoes on me, spit on me, beat me,' paramedic says. IDF: Man is known felon with prior record

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3575051,00.html

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"Another resident of Naalin has filed a complaint against Lt.-Col. Omri, who is already under investigation for the shooting incident that occurred during an anti-fence protest at the West Bank village, in which one of his soldiers was documented firing rubber bullets at a bound demonstrator.

Salah Khawaja, a Palestinian paramedic, filed a complaint against the officer whom he claims beat him at the IDF's Maccabim base. The Investigating Military Police (IMP) has been ordered to launch an investigation into the matter.

During an interview with Ynet the paramedic said that on July 13 he was arrested by IDF soldiers during an anti-fence rally in Naalin. Khawaja said that even after he had shown them his medic ID, they insisted on detaining him. "When the residents attempted to prevent my arrest, he shot huge quantities of tear gas at us, until I felt weak and short of breath," he said.

Rather than take him to a hospital for medical treatment, Khawaja said the soldiers drove him to an IDF base in Maccabim. "There they threw me down in the yard and all of the soldiers present, including Officer Miki and Officer Omri, beat me," he continued. "Officer Omri put his shoes on my head, spit on me, beat me all over my body and kept saying as he was laughing, 'You, Khawaja, you pretend to be a paramedic, I'll f*ck you over.'"

The paramedic said he was forced to remain at the base until 1 am without the possibility of going to the bathroom, which forced him to urinate on himself. Afterwards, Khawaja said, he was taken to a clinic at a nearby settlement and then returned to the base. He was then transported to the Binyamin police station, where he could file a complaint, he said."