According to reports, a Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) man attempted to flee from police because he feared being arrested as a draft deserter. Police arrested him aggressively, but later determined it was a case of mistaken identity. The location and time of the incident are not specified.
The incident echoes previous reports of friction between police and the Haredi community over military conscription. The Zioneer has previously reported on similar mistaken identity arrests, including a June 30 arrest in Ashdod where a Haredi man was released after police realized they had the wrong person. The current report, from a single unverified source, lacks specific location or time.
2 developments
- StrongPolice mistakenly arrest Haredi man in Ashdod on child support warrant, then release him
- DevelopingPolice detain Haredi man, then release him as crowd gathers
- DevelopingHaredi man says he was attacked, robbed, and cannot report it over desertion status
- DevelopingHaredi yeshiva student says police tasered him after he refused to identify over desertion fears
Source and signal
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