A court ordered the Israel Police to pay hundreds of thousands of shekels in compensation to anti-government protesters who were subjected to illegal strip searches, according to reports. The ruling adds to a prior order for NIS 624,000 awarded minutes earlier, expanding the total payout.
The Jerusalem District Court ruled that the Israel Police must compensate a group of anti-government protesters subjected to illegal strip searches at the Moriah station in Jerusalem. Minutes earlier, the same court had ordered NIS 624,000 in damages to 13 protesters in what appears to be a related case. The new ruling, published Monday, extends liability beyond the initial award, holding police accountable for violating the rights of additional demonstrators during the same protest event. The exact number of additional claimants and the total compensation amount have not yet been specified. The ruling follows a series of legal actions against police conduct during the 2023 judicial overhaul protests, though the Zioneer has reported on similar cases arising from searches at the Moriah facility.
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