Extending the arrest of 5 Jerusalemites….and methods of investigation that aims at creating personal and family problems
The Israeli courts extended the arrest of five Jerusalemites and released two minors on conditions of house arrest and paying a bail. Mufeed Al-Hajj, lawyer of Palestinian prisoner’s club, said that the Magistrate court extended the arrest of Jihad Obeid and Mohammad Farawi from the old city until Monday on charges of throwing stones in Al-Aqsa Mosque, noting that the judge delegated the police to release them after finishing the investigation and paying a 1000-NIS bail for each along with house arrest until 22/09/2013 without presenting them to court on Monday; and in case there is a need to extend their arrest one more time, then they need to appear in court. The judge also extended the arrest of Naser Ajaj until Tuesday, knowing that the general prosecution submitted an indictment against him on Sunday that included throwing stones in Al-Aqsa Mosque on the 4th of the current month. During the next session, the judge will review the possibility of releasing him with a bail and house arrest, or extend his arrest until finishing the legal procedures against him during which the defence lawyer will receive a copy of his file and prepare for the appeal to be submitted regarding his release. The general prosecution submitted on Sunday a general prosecutor’s permit to submit an indictment against the minor Mahmoud Shawish from Bab Hutta which will include charges of throwing stones in Al-Aqsa Mosque and violating the conditions of the house arrest that is imposed on him. The judge also extended the arrest of Musbah Abu Sbeih until Monday. Lawyer Al-Hajj pointed out that his client was arrested on Friday afternoon, and while the judge was at home, he ordered to extend the arrest of Musbah until Monday. The lawyer submitted an appeal to the District court against the decision, and the District court judge didn’t make his decision on Saturday night because of “Yon Kippur” and the lack of employees resulting in the postponement of the session until Sunday. The judge rejected the appeal on Sunday and agreed to extend the arrest of Musbah, knowing that he is accused of inciting stone-throwing and organizing protests at Al-Aqsa. Methods of investigation to create problems Al-Hajj pointed out that the police and general prosecution are following certain procedures when investigating the detainees’ family members or friends to prove the charges against them. They call family member or friends and show them pictures of the detainee in order to identify and acknowledge him through his clothes (pants, shirt or shoes) or his face. This creates family and personal disputes due to the indirectly recognition of the detainee which will then be used by the general prosecution to submit an indictment against the detainee and extended his arrest for different periods of time. Al-Hajj said: “the police can call anybody to ask him/her if they were with the suspect at a certain date and time, but calling someone to identify a friend or a family member is creating confusion in the social relationships as well as creating problems within the families or between friends. Conditional release Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the District court decided to release the two minors, Louai Jaber and Ahmad Natsheh, on condition of house arrest and paying a 5000-NIS bail, knowing that the general prosecution accused them of throwing stones an at Israeli bus in Damascus Gate.
