Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsThe suspect was arrested for alleged assault and the Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court ruled that police actions delayed his psychiatric evaluation for days. 'The court rarely encounters such blatant conduct by a police unit,' the judge wroteShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeRan Shimoni02:01 AM • June 17 2026 IDTThe police violated three separate court orders by repeatedly restraining a suspect who had been sent for psychiatric evaluation, the Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court ruled last week. Magistrate's Court Judge Dan Bouman noted that repeated orders had been issued to remove the restraints to permit the evaluation and said that the conduct of the police prevented the suspect from undergoing the necessary evaluation for days. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel policeIsrael crimeIsraeli judiciary Human rightsMental HealthCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIranNetanyahuRoman BustsTrumpEl AlHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIgnoring Court, Israeli Police Shackled Suspect Under Psychiatric Evaluation'Quiet Scarier Than Noise': Residents of Northern Israel Feel Abandoned – AgainHaaretz CartoonWho Drove Israel's Diplomatic Suicide Bus: Trump or Netanyahu?Americans and Israelis Each Think the Other Country Is Calling the ShotsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election Campaign'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?Trump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesThe Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in France