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The Police Investigation Unit questioned under caution on Sunday a policewoman who was caught on camera kicking an ultra-Orthodox protester during the Haredi demonstrations in Jerusalem last week against the draft of yeshiva students to the IDF.
During that demonstration on Wednesday, six people were arrested after they tried to block an Israel Prison Service (IPS) vehicle transporting army deserters and draft dodgers to the Military Police.
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Policewoman kicks Haredi protester
(צילום: מני רפאל, א. כהן)
Later, several dozens of Haredim from the radical Jerusalem Faction arrived at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, where they crowded around an IPS vehicle transporting detainees to jail, trying to block it.
On Thursday, 120 Haredi protesters were arrested in Jerusalem ,all members of the Jerusalem Faction. 90 of them released shortly thereafter under restrictive conditions and received fines, while others were found to be draft dodgers and were transferred to the Military Police.
In another incident of police violence during the protest, a police officer drew his handgun and threatened ultra-Orthodox protesters.
A video of the incident shows the officer drawing the weapon and then asking: "Anyone wants to get a bullet?"