Police accuse residents of Yehuda and Shomron of using the system to launch a war against them as there are a growing number of complaints being filed against Shai (Shomron & Yehuda) District police. Residents reject the accusation, stating the complaints are the result of the abuse endured as a result of inappropriate behavior of policemen.
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Police explain that the �settlers� are aware that opening a complaint file against a policeman results in an investigation in the best of circumstances, and at times could hold up a promotion or have other negative consequences on one�s career. Police add that since they are sent to deal with unauthorized outposts and prevent violence against Arabs at checkpoints, settlers are using the complaints as a form of retaliation.
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Orit Struk, a Chevron resident and head of a Yesha human rights watchdog organization rejects the statements by police, adding the number of complaints filed against police is negligible, adding the complaints that are filed are indeed legitimate.�
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The Justice Ministry�s Police Investigation Unit reports receiving about 2,000 complaints annually, of which approximately 20% result in a criminal indictment or disciplinary action against police personnel.
(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)
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The use of EXTREMELY excessive violence and brutality by police against Jewish men, women, boys, and girls is something I know of first hand and is well documented on many video tapes of many events. It is an absolute disgrace that a supposedly Jewish police force in a supposedly Jewish state can behave they way they do toward other Jews. It is a pity that arab complaints against them are taken so much more seriously than Jewish complaints.