[ 04/04/2011 - 07:41 PM ] She was crushed to death by a bulldozer in 2003 near the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip as the Israeli army carried out demolition works.
Testifying for the first time without a screen, but still concealing his identity, SL, who led the army's bulldozer unit in question, claimed that civilian presence is prohibited during operations, which must be stopped immediately if someone appears at the site.
The statement conflicts with the witness's initial one in a prior hearing.
”We've heard two statements,” said Hussein Abu Hussein, one of the attorney's pleading for the Corrie family. ”The major who trains the bulldozer driver has admitted that, according to procedures, the army must prevent any person from coming within twenty meters of the bulldozers' operations, and that operations must be stopped if anyone is injured. He practically retracted his first testimony, which raises many questions.”
The second witness, an army major at the scene, said if it came to him he would have stopped the operation immediately, but his captain stopped him from doing so. He also said they did everything in their ability to prevent incidence of damage.
According to Hussein, the army was not concerned about the lives of civilians who were present and continued the operation despite dangerous circumstances.
River to Sea
Uprooted Palestinian
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