FBIS4-59479
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Daily Report
14 May 1994
Palestinian Affairs
Policeman Faces Court Martial for Boy's Death
Policeman Faces Court Martial for Boy's Death
TA1405050694 Jerusalem Qol Yisra'el in English 0400 GMT 14
May 94
TA1405050694
Jerusalem Qol Yisra'el
English
BFN
[Text] The Palestinian police commander in Jericho, Major
General Hajj 'Isma'il, says the policeman whose gun killed a
Palestinian boy yesterday and critically wounded his aunt, will
be courtmartialed for negligence. Latest reports say the
nine-year-old boy 'Amr 'Abid was accidentally shot dead by his
brother, who was playing with the policeman's gun. Witnesses
said earlier the boy was accidentally killed by a Palestinian
policeman.
General 'Isma'il said PLO Chairman Yasir 'Arafat had called
on the police to press forward with the investigation and make
the findings public. Police said the boy would receive an
official funeral with a police escort. Police officers who
tried to pay a condolence call on the bereaved family were
rebuffed by angry relatives.