Overview
- The court accepted the defense view that the 90-day disciplinary window stops at the end of the specific reserve order during which the alleged offenses occurred.
- Prosecutors missed that deadline after the police disciplinary unit failed to file charges on time for the reservists.
- The Internal Investigations Department had closed the criminal file earlier and recommended disciplinary proceedings as the remaining accountability route.
- Footage from the Lag B’Omer operation at Meron showed officers pushing Rabbi Avraham Kreuzer to the ground, striking elderly worshippers, and one officer punching a man and firing into the air.
- In its decision, the court cautioned that the prosecution’s broader interpretation could deter reservists from serving in the Border Police.