And The Arrested Are Released

The arrests last week of youngsters suspected of "price tag" activity was prominently reported.

Well, the developments are:

Again – Price Tag Suspects Released

The Israel Police's National Unit for Investigation of Serious and International Crime (known by its Hebrew acronym Yachbal) has failed once again in substantiating charges against people it suspects of carrying out so-called "price tag" actions.

On Sunday, the Tel Aviv Magistrates' Court released unconditionally two girls suspected of vandalizing IDF vehicles in the Binyamin Brigade base in Bet El. The Honenu NGO, which assists Jews suspected of nationalist crimes, reported that Yachbal investigators asked Judge Oded Shacham to extend the girls' remand by eight days but he refused to do so.  The girls were represented by Honenu lawyer Ariel Atari.

Meanwhile, Judge Shacham extended the remand of a soldier who is also suspected of "price tag" actions. Police asked to extend his incarceration for 8 days, but the judge only granted 4 days' remand.  The soldier told the court that the investigators have been denying him meals, and abusing him physically and mentally.

Now, the question is 'why were they arrested'?

After all, the girls were all arrested and interrogated previously. Was there new information? Did they decide to use harsher methods of investogation?

Or, faced with criticism for lack of results, and to cover their inability to act professionally, they decided to simply redo what they did before for the press and the public?

I am not sure who is guilty - and anyone may be guilty - but the point is that everyone is sure than a certain element must be guilty and they are to be pursued so that the entire camp may be stained. The police are puppets of the media instead of the correct job according to procedures that we expect they do. They should perform as police and not as servants of the critics of the nationalist-right.

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