12-34-56-78 Chekhov v. State of Israel, P.D. 51 (2)
- According to the facts of the fourth indictment, following what was stated in the third indictment, at approximately 04:30 A.M., the defendant left for the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, with at least seven Molotov cocktails in his bag. When he arrived near the entrance to the courthouse, the defendant took out seven Molotov cocktails from his bag, set them on fire and threw them at the checkpoint at the entrance to the courthouse, one by one. The bottles shattered and caught fire, causing a fire at the entrance door to the courthouse and the checkpoint, causing damage to it. One of the bottles shattered and caught fire near the window of the security guards' room, who were present in the room at the time.
- According to the facts of the fifth indictment, after the defendant's arrest, on November 6, 2023, the defendant was in a waiting cell in the Jerusalem detention center. At this point, the defendant began to curse the guard Fares Fares, who was on duty at the time, shouting, knocking on the cell doors and spitting at the guard. In response, the guard approached the defendant's cell, with the aim of leading him to another, more distant cell. After they were put in the new cell, the defendant attacked the guard by striking him in the chest and shoulder.
The Defendant's Response to the Indictment
- In his reply to the indictment, the defendant, through his counsel, denied the facts and the offenses attributed to him in the indictment.
The parties' evidence
- The following witnesses testified on behalf of the accuser: Sgt. Alon Adler, a detective in the Jerusalem District Attorney's Office, who works in the technical surveillance of the cameras (A.T. 7); Lt. Nissim Ronen Hadad, a worker at Wizen Technical Surveillance - downloads of security footage following incidents (A.T. 6); Tiran Saidoff, Detective Wiesent (p. 22); Sgt. Reem Ben Haim, Head of Zawat Ziat - Technological Arena, Shalem Station (Reference 10); R. Gaon David Levy, The Interrogation of the Jerusalem District Court (p. 3); Lt. Col. Ofir Levy, Jerusalem Brigade Commander (Exhibit 1); Sgt. Nitzan Levy, researcher at the Jerusalem District Attorney's Office (Exhibit 2); Sgt. Idan Chai Rahmani, researcher in the Jerusalem District Attorney's Office (Id. 4); Mordechai Peretz - Mashgiach at the Machane Yisrael Yeshiva (31); Uriel Zioni - a student at Yeshivat Machane Yisrael (A.T. 32); Shimon Cohen, partner (17); Fares Fares, IPS member (p. 35); Abreu Mangouri, IPS member (A.T. 34); Rinat Hazan, owner of a children's clothing store in Jerusalem (p. 30); Idan Meir, a student at the Machane Yisrael Yeshiva (p. 33).
Copied from NevoIn addition, the following documents were submitted with consent: Action Reports P/1 - P/7; Camera Location Maps - P/8 - P/9; CDs (unedited videos) P/10 - P/13; Disk (edited videos) P/14; reports regarding video editing P/15 - P/18; maps P/19 - P/21; Incident details report P/22 - P/24; Comprehensive map of all the cameras P/25; memorandum P/26; reports of visits to the scene P/27 - P/28; Defendant's statement of 15 November 2023 - P/29; Transcript of the defendant's statement P/29B; Memorandum regarding the identification of Rinat Hazan P/30; Memorandum of Insights Report on the Manner of Conducting Media Research Outputs - P/31; Supplementary form to exhibits P/32; Defendant's statement of 5 November 2023 P/33; Defendant's statement of 8 November 2023 P/34; Memorandum regarding the manner of conducting an interrogation P/35; Exhibit Chain Report P/36; Action Report - Visit to the Scene P/37; Video and photos from the scene P/38; Supplementary form to exhibits P/39; Memorandum regarding the interrogation of the neighbors P/40; Defendant's statement of November 13, 2023, P/41; Seizure and Marking Report - A Visit to the Machane Yisrael Yeshiva and Seizure P/42; Supplementary form to exhibits P/43 - P/44; Lihi Suker Incident Report P/45; Police Notice Lihi Suker P/46; Reuven Hayoun's Action Report - P/47; Summary Report of Forensic Investigation and Exhibit Seizure Report - P/48; Exhibit seizure report - P/49; A picture presented in the testimony of Mordechai Peretz P/49A; police statements and transcription of the witness Uriel Zioni - P/50-P/51; Action Report Louis Salah P/52; Notice Shuki Yehoshua Guzik P/53; Action Report of Morad Alyan P/54; Summary Report of Forensic Investigation P/55; Exhibit seizure report P/56; Action Report Alaa Wahbi P/57; Action Report Pavel Libster P/58; Summary Report of Forensic Investigation P/59; Exhibit seizure reports P/60 - P/61; Action Report Daher Rabia P/62; Statement Jamal Husseini P/63; Statement Hamza Salah P/64; Munir Dirni's Statement P/65; Statements and transcription of Shimon Cohen P/66 - P/69; Collection of photographs P/70; Output from a small prosecution to the defendant's mobile phone P/71; Official printout of the costs for mobile phones and family trees, Gershom Cohen, P/72; Expert Opinion P/73 - P/77; Statement Rinat Hazan, Documentation and Transcription P/78; Notice and transcript of Idan Meir P/79; Identification Memorandum by Idan Meir P/80.
- The defendant testified on behalf of the defense.
The parties' arguments