MK Yoav Ben-Tzur spoke tonight with the parents of yeshiva student Aviel Cohen, an only child and newlywed, who was arrested today by military police in what Ben-Tzur described as a brutal arrest on a road near Ofakim. Ben-Tzur said he would press the defense minister for an investigation and visit Cohen in Prison 10.
MK Yoav Ben-Tzur (Shas) spoke tonight with the parents of yeshiva student Aviel Cohen, who was arrested earlier today by military police near Ofakim. According to Ben-Tzur's account, the arrest was carried out in a brutal manner on the road, in front of Cohen's wife. Cohen is described as an only child and a newlywed. Ben-Tzur said he will demand a full investigation from Defense Minister Israel Katz and plans to visit Cohen at Prison 10 in the coming days. No additional details on the circumstances of the arrest or the charges have been reported.
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