Captain S an Israel Defense Forces career officer petitioned the High Court of Justice on Monday demanding that the court instruct the IDF judge advocate general Menachem Finkelstein to order the arrest of Reserves Lieutenant Colonel Eli Buhbut who was indicted for raping S
This in order to prevent a situation in which a man accused of rape and other sexual offences walks freely in the military unit and is free to do as he pleases
Buhbut was indicted last week and is charged with rape indecent assault and behavior unbefitting an officer
According to the plea that was submitted with the support of the WIZO movement represented by Attorney Shlomo Zipori the plea comes after a long and arduous struggle S waged in light of the indifference of the IDF chief attorney to the emotional damage caused to her due to Bubuts deeds and to the slow and negligent process of the investigation according to the petition
According to the petition Buhbut allegedly pushed S onto a table in his office took her pants and underwear off and forced his penis into her vagina
S who was weak due to an illness tried to push the defendant away and asked him to leave her alone but despite her recurrent requests Buhbut did not stop
Neverthelss the IDF chief attorney refused to open an investigation into the allegations after S first complained and said that there was no evidence against Buhbut
The chief attorney even threatened to take legal action against S for her false complaint
The petition says that S had to carry out an investigation herself sent the pants she wore during the rape to be tested by the Abu Kabir forensic institute where a DNA sample was taken from sperm found on the trousers
S has served in army for 16 years in different command posts in the logistics corps and has even been awarded the IDF chief excellence award
Ever since she was allegedly raped 18 months ago she has suffered from emotional trauma and is currently in the process of final discharge proceedings from the army
