Omri Abu charged of killing Ahmed Moussa, 10, during a demonstration against the separation fence near the West Bank town of Na’alin; Abu: If you don’t respond, it’s perceived as weakness.

Haaretz

A Border Police officer was acquitted Tuesday of causing the death of a 10-year-old Palestinian boy on the grounds of ‘reasonable doubt’.

The officer was charged with causing the death of the boy four years ago. In his testimony he said: “If they see you don’t respond, it will be seen as a weakness.”

In 2008,. Border Policeman Omri Abu’’s unit was called to the site of a demonstration against the fence being constructed in the West Bank town of Na’’alin, after protesters had breached the fence.

The unit was was met with a barrage of stones when they arrived. Abu opened the door of the SUV his jeep and fired two live bullets, fatally shooting Ahmed Moussa, 10, in the forehead.

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