Israel Police (Photo by Israel Police Spokeswoman)
Two and a half years have passed since 18-year-old Salomon Teka was killed by a police officer and now the boy’s family is expected to receive compensation in the amount of NIS 1 million and NIS 800,000, according to Liran Levy’s publication in Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth.
As you may recall, the incident in question that caused a public outcry took place in a public park in Kiryat Haim. When the officer, who was at the scene with his family, claimed in his defense that he felt threatened by Teka and his friends. He later fired from his pistol, but despite the procedures aimed at the ground and not the air. Taka who was hit by a splash was killed quite tragically.
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Members of the Ethiopian community flooded the streets following the incident, claiming that police violence against members of the community crossed the border and a dresser was too light on the trigger. The officer, who has come under sharp criticism from all sides, is currently on trial himself for causing death by negligence in that incident.
The Taka family, through attorneys Eviatar Katzir and Giora Even-Tzur, filed a civil lawsuit against the police in the amount of NIS 2.5 million following the incident. Even before arriving at the district court, the parties agreed on a settlement of NIS 1.8 million, a move that is currently in final signatures and will be submitted for approval to the relevant parties.
Yedioth Dari: “It was learned that the firefighters’ attorneys first sought to delay the civil proceedings until the end of the criminal proceedings against him, but the court rejected their request and ordered the two proceedings to be conducted simultaneously. There will be no impact on the legal proceedings against him. ”
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