In 2023, Yitzhak Sofer punched a photographer for the "Anadolu" news agency, hit him with his weapon, and kicked him in the head nine times while he was pinned to the ground • He was convicted of assault causing bodily harm, but after it was claimed that he expressed remorse, suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, and that a conviction would harm his police career - the judge reversed his earlier decision: "He chose the path of reform in which there is hope," "The behavior does not characterize him" • Plaintiff: The defendant did not express remorse or empathy, it is clear that his words were "spoken for show"