Settler who shot Palestinian man yet to be charged 9 months after incident videoed

A West Bank settler who entered a Palestinian village and shot and severely wounded a Palestinian man from point-blank range has yet to be charged, despite the incident being caught on video and the testimony of multiple eyewitnesses.

The State Attorney’s Office told The Times of Israel on Wednesday that the case had previously been closed due to “lack of evidence” as well as a “lack of cooperation” by the victim, who had been unable to file a complaint due to the severity of his injuries.

The State Attorney’s Office said, however, that the case has now been reopened after the victim filed a complaint on Tuesday at the Kiryat Arba police station. The police had already investigated the incident in proceedings that lasted some six months following the incident on October 13.

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https://www.timesofisrael.com/settler-who-shot-palestinian-man-yet-to-be-charged-9-months-after-incident-videoed/