Sgt.-Maj. Barak Meshulam was killed when a 17-year-old driving a stolen car hit him at a checkpoint before escaping on foot.
The prosecution filed an indictment of murder on Monday against the 17-year-old from Ramallah who allegedly killed police officer Barak Meshulam in July.
As well as murder, the indictment accuses the suspect of illegally entering Israel, auto theft, driving without a license, driving without valid insurance, purposely endangering other people’s life and purposely hitting a police officer.
The suspect allegedly stole a car in Gush Dan in mid-July and ran over Meshulam at a checkpoint on Highway 4. After hitting Meshulam, the suspect left the car and escaped on foot but was caught later in the day.
Meshulam was killed and left behind a wife and two children.
The criminal will pay a heavy price
At Meshulam’s funeral, Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lav promised that the criminal would pay a heavy price for his actions.
“We have no choice but to treat such a criminal as a murderer, and the punishment should be accordingly.”
Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lev