A police detective from the Judea and Samaria District told the family of Nerya Zarug, a settler in Yitzhar under administrative house arrest, that a new directive from the district legal adviser allows police to enter a home without a warrant when enforcing an administrative order, according to the family. The detective ultimately did present a warrant, but the family says the claim contradicts the actual enforcement order. The district police spokesperson said the officer made an error and that procedures will be clarified.
A police detective from the Judea and Samaria District arrived Thursday evening at the home of Nerya Zarug, a Yitzhar resident under an administrative house arrest order issued by Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth. According to the family, the detective stated that the district legal adviser had issued a new directive allowing officers to enter a home without presenting a warrant when enforcing an administrative order.
The detective ultimately did show the warrant, but the family argues that the enforcement order itself contradicts the detective's alleged claim. The district police spokesperson acknowledged the incident, describing it as an officer's error.
"A check of the circumstances shows that the general's order had been given to the supervisee in the past, and during the visit in question, the purpose of the officers' arrival was clarified to him in accordance with the order," the spokesperson said. "Nevertheless, this matter will be clarified to the operating forces."
The incident comes amid a broader wave of administrative house arrest orders issued by Maj. Gen. Bluth against young settlers and family men, drawing criticism from settler advocacy groups who describe it as a punitive campaign without due process.
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