The trial of a policeman for the negligent homicide of Ethiopian-Israeli Solomon Tekah in June 2019 opened on Sunday before Judge Zaid Falah of the Haifa Magistrate’s Court. Although Nitzan had no replacement at the time, the pre-indictment hearings were handled by other state prosecution officials. The police placed the policeman who shot and killed Tekah on forced leave in July 2019. Attorney Yair Nadshi, representing the policeman, has said that the policeman acted in self-defense and than an indictment should not have been brought against him. Ohana succeeded in having the cabinet establish a state commission to investigate the PID’s conduct, primarily using the Tekah case as justification for the move.

Source: Ethiopian News February 16, 2020 05:37 UTC