IndyMedia And the Wrong Soldier

Israel is investigating IndyMedia Israel after its web site posted a photo of a soldier it claims killed Bassem Abu Rahma. The photo was labeled “murderer” and invited readers to identify the soldier. But AFP reports that IndyMedia may have "outed" the wrong soldier:

But prosecutors claim the soldier, who they say might easily be identified from the image, had nothing to do with the incident.

Deputy chief prosecutor Shai Nitzan ordered police to investigate whether Indymedia Israel had breached the soldier's privacy.

IndyMedia responds.

Abu Rahma died in April after being hit in the chest by a tear gas canister during weekly Bilin clashes.