Sentencing a young man and 3 children from Silwan
The District court sentenced on Tuesday afternoon a young man and three children from the town of Silwan on charges of stabbing an Israeli settler, and the making of Molotov cocktails as well as throwing them, in addition to throwing firecrackers and stones at the settlement outposts in Silwan. Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the District court judge sentenced 18-year old Mohammad Sameeh Abbasi for 7 years of actual imprisonment, and a suspended probation of 10 months for 3 years in addition to a fine of 30 thousand NIS. The judge also sentenced the child Majdi Abbasi for 5 years of actual imprisonment, and a suspended probation of 8 months for 3 years and a fine of 10 thousand NIS, while 15-year old Ayman Sameeh Abbasi and 13-year old Mohammad Sultan Abbasi were each sentenced for a year and a half of actual imprisonment and 3 thousand NIS fine and a suspended probation of 6 months for 3 years. The two children have until October 3rd to turn themselves in to the police so they can serve their sentences. The lawyer said that he will appeal the sentences in the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. The young man along with the children were arrested at the beginning of last November, and were exposed to harsh investigation despite being young. After a few sessions, Mohammad Sameeh Abbasi and Ayman Abbasi were accused of stabbing a settler in Ras Al-Amoud on 02/11/2012, and Mohammad Sultan and Ayman Sameeh Abbasi were accused of monitoring the stabbing and were then released on condition of house arrest.
