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FBIS-NES-94-094 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.