Petah Tikva - Holding and trading of combat materiel, Health Problems

Translation: L.W.
 

Story I heard in the corridors, regarding Dr. Ghassan Sharif Haled (Head of Law Department a

el Najah University, Nablus (see reports, Petach Tikva 13.2/20.2.08).

The judge wanted to  release him for lack of proof or any evidence.

He waited for a decision of the prosecutor, who was taking instructions from

‘higher up’to keep him in remand. At this stage there is an appeal to the Military Appeals Court.)

Judge:   Major Itai Regev

Defence attorneys: Advc. Muhamad Aabed, Advc. Nizar Mahajne

Prosecutor: Atef Awida

Stenographer: Corporal Dror Mandola

Interpreter: Sergeant Salman Kassur

13 suspects, of whom three prohibited from meeting a lawyer (I did not manage to record the details of the third).

The lawyers were late and hearings began at 09:55. The three prohibited detainees were brought in first to the courtroom, and afterwards remained there about seven minutes. The suspect who wasn’t prohibited and the judge waited with a great deal of patience until Advc Mahajne arrived. Advc Aabed only came at 10:10 and left at 10:35. All the hearings ended by 11:10, inclusive of delays in bringing the detainees.

The warders, according to their annoying habit, were ‘knocking’ on the backs of the suspects to speed up their leaving of the courtroom while they were still talking to their lawyers. Despite our many comments on this, neither the lawyers nor the judge do anything to prevent or stop the practice. Everybody apparently is in a hurry to end this day’s work.

As for the prohibited detainees, it is not clear why they are brought before a judge. If the “investigating authority” has issued a prohibition order, the judge has nothing left to do in the matter.

1. Ahmad Anwar, Hilal Bani-Shamsa, prohibited, ID 914509823, Nablus, arrested 21.2.08. Request: 15 days.

Extension of prohibition: three days from 11.3.08 to 13.3.08 at 23:59.

Decision: remand extended 15 days.

2. Abed el Rahim Halef Abed el Rahim Ruyan, prohibited, ID 950345207, Sebastia,

arrested 6.3.08.

Request: 15 days.

Decision: remand extended 8 days.

3. Anes Fiyad Muhamad Agbar,  ID 850463209, Nablus, arrested 23.2.08.

Request: 8 days.

Advc. Aabed: the suspect has been prohibited for a long time.

Decision: remand extended 8 days.

4. Rafat Yusef Salim Awad, ID 850373187, Awarta, arrested 8.2.08.

Request: 8 days.

(Looks tiny – a small chick.)

Advc. Aabed: [the detainee] has lost 11 kilograms in weight in detention. He has constant leg and stomach pain. According to him, a doctor examined him. He agrees to remand extension.

Decision: he is to be brought to a doctor specialist in weight loss to get the appropriate treatment.

Decision: remand extended 15 days.

5. Jamal Muhamad Mahmoud Hareb, ID 904439718, Balata Refugee Camp, arrested 29.1.08. Request: 16 days.

Advc. Aabed: appeals because of lack of evidence.

Decision: remand extended 16 days.

6. Ibrahim Omar Abed el Hamid Jibril, ID 850008095, Balata, arrested 27.2.08.

Request: 16 days.

Advc. Mahajne.

Decision: remand extended 15 days.

7. Amar Ratab Ahmad Zajair, ID 921511655, Hebron, arrested 19.2.08.

Request: 16 days.

Advc. Mahajne: agrees...

Decision: remand extended 16 days.

8. Muhamad Haled Mahmoud Sabana, ID 941176521, Qabatiya, arrested 14.2.08.

Request: 16 days.

Advc. Mahajne: agrees...

Decision: remand extended 16 days.

9. Ahmad Zayad Mahmoud Nizal, ID 850307695, Qabatiya, arrested 3.3.08.

Request: 16 days.

Advc. Mahajne: agrees...

Decision: remand extended 16 days.

(Adv. Mahajne tells us that the detainee kept 16 explosive bombs with him. 5 others from the same cell are being tried as well. All of them were prohibited from meeting with a lawyer. The head of the cell has not been caught yet).

10. Iyad Abed el Latif Ahmad Abu Rob, ID 944096528, Jenin, arrested 7.2.08.

Request: 16 days.

Advc. Mahajne: agrees...

Decision: remand extended 16 days.

11. Muhamad Said Abed el Rahman Abu Rob, ID 852555127, Qabatiya, arrested 12.2.08. Request: 16 days.

Advc. Mahajne: agrees...

Decision: remand extended 16 days.

(Advc. Mahajne tells us that this suspect led the armee to the weapons cache...).

12. Ali Said Tawfiq Musaad, ID 700567373, Nablus, arrested 28.2.08.

Request: 16 days.

Advc. Mahajne: agrees...

Decision: remand extended 16 days.