Court Keeps Yossi Mosley Under House Arrest and Rejects Police Appeal

What Mosley Is Suspected Of

Mosley was arrested on August 16 on suspicion of assault causing actual bodily harm by two or more persons, assault causing actual bodily harm, and conspiracy to commit a felony. The victim was seriously injured, lost consciousness, underwent surgery, and was still hospitalized at the time of publication. The police have not yet located other alleged participants.

The Police and Defense Positions

The police claimed that the suspicions had been strengthened since the previous hearing by eyewitness testimony, partial camera footage, and additional material. They also cited concerns about obstruction of the investigation and requested an additional 11-day extension of detention. In contrast, the defense argued that the main elements of Mosley’s account had not been refuted and that the new investigative measures had not established his participation in the assault.

Why the Magistrate’s Court Rejected the Police Request

Judge Shani Stern examined the new evidence item by item and determined that some of it did not strengthen the suspicions, while some of the information was internally contradictory. In her assessment, Mosley’s mere presence at the scene did not establish his participation in the assault. The court ordered his transfer to full house arrest in Savyon, under his wife’s constant supervision and subject to financial guarantees and the deposit of security; the source does not state the amounts.

What the District Court Decided

Judge Noa Tavor agreed with the Magistrate’s Court’s assessment and rejected the police appeal. She emphasized that there was no dispute over the severity of the injuries, but that the central question concerned Mosley’s own role, and that the evidentiary basis regarding the alleged commission of the offense jointly with others had not been significantly strengthened. The mere existence of investigative measures that had not yet been completed did not justify continued detention; if new material is uncovered, the police may return and request his detention.

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