"Why did it take you so long?" The defense attorney attacked the police in the hearing on fragmentation grenades
Attorney Yifat Ziner attacked the police during a hearing on extending the arrest of a suspect in throwing fragmentation grenades in Ashkelon, claiming that the police waited a week before making the arrest. Judge Griko extended the arrest by only three days instead of seven, due to partial evidentiary basis.
In a hearing at the Ashkelon Magistrate's Court, attorney Yifat Ziner attacked the police over the delay in arresting the suspect in throwing fragmentation grenades at a residence early last week. Ziner claimed that the police waited a week before arresting the suspect and did not confront him with the evidence already gathered in the initial investigation. Judge Benjamin Griko ruled that there is a preliminary evidentiary basis linking the suspect to the incident, but the suspicions are not conclusive, and therefore extended his arrest by only three days instead of the seven requested by the police. The suspect, aged 21, denied any involvement, and the Israel Police is expected to arrest additional suspects in the case.