Israel drops indictments against soldiers accused in Sde Teiman torture case

The Israeli army announced on Thursday that indictments against five Israeli soldiers accused of violently assaulting a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman detention camp have been dropped. The case had drawn widespread condemnation after a video showing the alleged torture of the detainee was leaked, prompting demands for accountability from human rights organisations. In a statement, the Israeli army said the military prosecutor decided to withdraw the indictments “in light of significant developments since their filing”, following a review of what it described as all relevant evidence and circumstances. According to the statement, one of the main reasons cited for the decision was what the army called “the complexity of the evidentiary structure”. It also pointed to the release […]