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Extending the arrest of a young man and a child from Silwan
July 28, 2015

دThe Magistrate judge extended on Sunday the arrest of one young man and a child from Silwan. Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s lawyer explained that the Magistrate judge extended the arrest of the 15-year old Mahmoud Sa’adeh until next Tuesday; note that the police accused him of throwing stones and Molotov Cocktails in Silwan. The center’s lawyer pointed out that Sa’adeh was arrested on Saturday night from in front of Ein Al-Lozeh Mosque in Silwan, and the soldiers interrogated him in the street and inside the police vehicle before transferring him to Salah Eddin Street police station. The lawyer added that the Magistrate judge also extended the arrest of the 17-year old Ala’ Al-Qaq until next Wednesday. Al-Dameer organization lawyer, Mohammad Mahmoud, explained that the Magistrate judge released Mustafa Maragha from Silwan after signing a personal bail and a third-party bail; note that he was arrested on Saturday night after verbal altercations broke out between him and a settler. Lawyer Mahmoud added that he submitted an appeal to the District court on Sunday against the Magistrate court’s decision to imprison his client Basel Mahmoud for four months. The lawyer also submitted a request to the court to hold a court session for his minor client Mustafa Abu Asab; note that Abu Asab turned himself in to the Israeli prison last week.