Alternate reality: Four years after being accused of threats - the cameras revealed the truth

The Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court acquitted Sharhabil Odeh of charges of threatening a prosecutor, after security camera footage contradicted the indictment. Judge Or Mamon sharply criticized the investigation, ruling that the indictment described "an alternate reality that does not exist."

The Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court acquitted Sharhabil Odeh of charges of threatening a prosecutor from the Tel Aviv District Attorney's Office, after security camera footage contradicted key parts of the indictment. The indictment alleged that Odeh approached the prosecutor while waving his hands and making threats, but the video showed that it was the prosecutor who walked toward Odeh. Judge Or Mamon sharply criticized the investigation and the wording of the indictment, writing: "It is unclear whether the author of the indictment viewed the video, or ignored what was seen in it. The result is a description of an alternate reality that does not exist." The incident occurred about four years earlier, after a hearing regarding Odeh's case. Odeh denied the threats and claimed he expressed a feeling of being wronged. The prosecutor himself confirmed in his testimony that Odeh did not physically threaten him, saying: "I don't recall and I didn't see any hand waving. He spoke in a quiet and polite manner." The judge ruled that the police did not investigate additional witnesses, did not show the video to Odeh, and did not confront the prosecutor with the contradictions.