PRESS RELEASE
At the Scene of a Road Accident,
a Palestinian Policeman Shot and Injured Two Onlookers in Gaza
Ref.,: 4/99
Date: 11th January, 1999
Yesterday afternoon, the 9th January, a Palestinian policeman working as a personal guard for Ghazy Jabaly, the Chief of the Police Department, fired at Alaa Yaghy and Mohammed Safady, injuring them both in the foot. The incident took place after a collision between three cars, including a police vehicle on Gaza’s main street, Omar El-Mukhtar Street. The tens of civilians who gathered to aid those persons injured in the collision they expressed their outrage at the behaviour of the policeman involved in the collision, who made no attempt to assist the casualties of the accident. On the contrary, the police responded to the incident by shooting at the crowd, injuring two persons – who were transferred to Shifa hospital. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) has been informed that the perpetrator has been arrested by the Palestinian police.
PCHR expresses its deep concern about such regrettable incidents, which have caused a great deal of injuries and deaths in the past few years. PCHR calls upon the Palestinian Authority to take immediate and effective measures to control the use of arms by individuals of its security forces.
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