Settler Paralyzed by Police Fire Summoned for Interrogation by Same Unit

A severe case of alleged police harassment and bureaucratic blindness has emerged in the Judea and Samaria, as a settler who was left 100% disabled by police gunfire has been summoned for interrogation by the very same unit responsible for his injury.

The young man, who has been confined to a wheelchair since being shot by a police officer and a soldier in Samaria last year, received the summons despite the fact that the criminal case against him had already been closed by the State Attorney's Office.

The incident began two weeks ago when officers arrived at the man's home with a search warrant, ignoring the fact that his police file is now closed. Last week, the harassment reportedly escalated when an investigator from the Judea and Samaria (SHAI) District Police contacted him, demanding he report to the station to give testimony because his "name is involved in a file."

According to the Honenu legal organization, the conversation revealed a shocking disconnect. When the settler explained he could not travel due to his disability caused by police fire, the investigator reportedly asked in surprise: "You are in a wheelchair? You were wounded?" - unaware that her own unit was responsible for his condition.

Attorney Eladi Wiesel from Honenu sent an urgent letter to the SHAI District Police demanding that they cancel the summons immediately.

"My client is the victim of a wild and illegal shooting carried out by an officer from your unit," Wiesel wrote. "The right hand of the unit shot, wounded, and paralyzed my client, while the left hand doesn't know what the right is doing and operates in total detachment from reality."

Wiesel called it "predatory and lacking basic sensitivity" to demand that a disabled man undergoing rehabilitation travel to give unclear testimony. He said the fact that the investigating officer didn't even know who the victim was shows how unprofessional the unit is.