On the 6.16, while Ansar 'Aasi, 25, was at work at a cleaning products
company in al-Bireh, clashes between soldiers and Palestinian youth took
place in the area. At a certain point, as 'Aasi was standing at the
entrance to the storage room, soldiers spotted him and began to
violently arrest him, kicking and assaulting him with their rifles. The
incident was captured on the company's security cameras. 'Aasi required
medical treatment ans was taken to Hadassah Ein Karem hospital on
7.10.2015.

'Aasi was held in detention for two days before even
being taken for interrogation at the Binyamin police station. Police
interrogators there told him that three soldiers identified him as a
stone thrower. In spite of his denials, the police did not bother to
check his alibi claim, in spite of the existence of footage. Only
following an arrest extension hearing at the Ofer military court, was
the police willing to view the footage, which was brought to them on
Friday, 9.10.2015. 'Aasi was released unconditionally on Sunday, 11.10,
after five days in wrongful detention.
B'Tselem does not know whether
the soldiers who arrested 'Aasi were held accountable for assaulting
him and making up false charges