IDF spara con calibro 22 contro i dimostranti. Zanardo e Michele che ne dicono? al nazipinter inutile chiederlo...
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life-threatening in the West Bank
On Friday, 13 November, soldiers were documented firing 22-caliber
bullets at demonstrators during the weekly demonstration against the
Separation Barrier in Ni’lin. The shots were fired a few dozen meters
from the targets, and lightly wounded two demonstrators. The IDF
Spokesperson’s Office confirmed that 22-caliber bullets had indeed
been fired.
The following Friday, 20 November, soldiers again fired live
ammunition at the demonstrators, causing moderate injuries to one and
lightly injuring another.
In 2001, the then judge advocate general, Major General Menachem
Finkelstein, prohibited the use of 22-caliber bullets to disperse
demonstrators. In early 2009, however, the army resumed its use
against demonstrators in the West Bank. B'Tselem protested the action.
In reply, Judge Advocate General Major General Avichai Mandelblit
reiterated that the IDF does not classify the Ruger rifle, which fires
22-caliber bullets, and similar weapons, as means to disperse
demonstrations or public disturbances, and that the rules governing
their use in Judea and Samaria are stringent, comparable to the rules
for opening fire and use of live ammunition.
Since then, the army has resumed use of 22-caliber bullets, killing at
least two Palestinians in the West Bank, and wounding dozens, some of
them severely. In February of this year, ‘Az a-Din al-Jamal, 14, who
was throwing stones with other youths, was killed. In June, a border
policeman shot ‘Aqel Srur, 35, in the chest at a demonstration in
Ni’lin, killing him. Following that, the army ceased using the
ammunition, until 13 November.
Real-time observations by B'Tselem and video footage filmed at two
demonstrations indicate that the gunfire was completely contrary to
army orders. There was no justification to use lethal weapons in these
incidents. Persons from the village were indeed throwing stones at
security forces on the other side of the fence, but from a few dozen
meters away. The security forces found cover behind concrete blocks or
inside shielded jeeps, so they were not in a life-threatening
situation. The security forces had other means, which cause much
lesser harm, that they could easily have used to distance
demonstrators from the fence, among them tear gas and an odorous
liquid sprayed at demonstrators from a tanker.
Following the firing of the 22-caliber ammunition at demonstrators on
13 November, B'Tselem wrote to the judge advocate general, demanding
an investigation into the incident, and direction of commanders whose
soldiers engage in dispersing demonstrations to again clarify to their
troops the rules for using live ammunition during demonstrations.
B'Tselem demands that the army immediately stop using 22-caliber
ammunition in circumstances in which soldiers’ lives are not in
danger, and that measures be taken against security forces who fired
live ammunition in violation of regulations and caused the death and
injury of civilians.