Three young people arrested at Ben Gurion Airport on suspicion of rioting on a plane and assaulting police were released to house arrest Saturday night, despite a police request for a 9-day extension. Their lawyer, Walid Kaboub, said the court was convinced the suspicion against them was baseless and unrelated to reality, according to reports.
The lawyer for the three young people released from custody Saturday night, Walid Kaboub, said the court found the police suspicion against them baseless and "unrelated to reality." The court released the suspects to house arrest despite a police request for a 9-day extension, as first reported by The Zioneer at 23:45 Jerusalem.
The Zioneer first reported the arrests at 20:27 on Friday, after the three suspects allegedly assaulted police officers on a Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt. As the story developed, reports indicated the suspects shouted "I hope October 7 happens to you," and that four officers and two police volunteers were injured, some by biting. N12 later published exclusive video of the altercation. The suspects were identified as central Israel residents in their 20s.
The court's decision to release the suspects to house arrest, rejecting the police request for an extension, follows a pattern of judicial scrutiny of police detention requests. The Zioneer has previously reported on similar outcomes, including the release of a suspect in the HaTikva Market attack on July 5 and the release of 48 detainees from the Solberg home disturbance on June 10.
The identities of the suspects have not been officially released, and the court's full reasoning has not been made public. The police have not commented on the lawyer's claim.
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