Chose to go out with a man "not acceptable to him": Deputy council head in Negev arrested on suspicion of assaulting family member

A deputy council head in the Negev and his brother were arrested on suspicion of assaulting a female family member because she went out with a man they did not approve of. The two were transferred for investigation at the Shaggev Shalom police station. The brother's arrest was extended, and the deputy council head will be brought tomorrow to the Be'er Sheva Magistrate's Court for a hearing on extending his arrest.

A deputy council head in the Negev region and his brother were arrested on suspicion of assaulting a female family member. According to the suspicion, the two beat her because she chose to go out with a man who was not acceptable to them. Police officers arrested the two after a report was received at the police station regarding a suspected assault of a woman by her family members. The brother's arrest was extended earlier today, and the deputy council head will be brought tomorrow to the Be'er Sheva Magistrate's Court for a hearing on the police request to extend his arrest. The investigation is ongoing.