Border Guard policemen admit they abused Palestinian teen

Source: AP, 23-3-2007
Policemen who were filmed beating youth at Hawara village questioned by police Friday, admit to act
The three Border Guard policemen who were caught on camera beating a Palestinian teen in the Hawara village, near Nablus, Wednesday, were questioned Friday morning by the Police Investigation Unit in Tel Aviv.
Violence
"Israeli" policemen caught on camera abusing 17-year-old Hawara teen who was on his way home from school. Local residents say life in village has become nightmare due to Border Guard violence. Border Guard chief says incident will be investigated
Two of them are suspected of excessive use of force. Sources involved in the investigation said that the suspects admitted to the act.
On Thursday, Border Guard chief Hassein Fares ordered that the three policemen be suspended.
The Police Investigation Unit has also contacted the Palestinian teen, Hindawi Qawarik, who was allegedly abused by the officers and will summon him to give his testimony soon.
According to Qawarik, the policemen detained him and his friends after they were leaving school, and then "two of the policemen started hitting me in the legs with a rifle, punching me, slamming my head against the door of a nearby container, pushing me to the floor and hitting me in the head."