Random arrests…victims of “random arrests”
The occupation authorities carried out a series of random arrests in the last few days and arrested men and children where some of them are under 10 years old and accused them of different charges; part of the collective punishment practiced against Jerusalemites in an attempt to slowdown the Palestinian rise since the beginning of October that started in response to the settlers’ and occupation forces’ assaults on Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The occupation calls two children for interrogation
Wadi Hilweh Information Center said that the occupation forces called the 7-year old Mutasem Eyad Rajabi and his 9-year old brother Ahmad on Thursday night for interrogation at O’z police center on charges of throwing stones at settlers in Silwan.
The center explained that the police release the children without any conditions; they were detained and interrogated for nearly two hours.
The center also pointed out that the forces arrested the children’s older brother, Adnan (13), two days ago after raiding the family’s house in Silwan. They extended his arrest under the pretext of throwing stones towards settlers. A day later, the judge decided to release him on condition of house-arrest and deportation from East Jerusalem for five days; he will also be presented to court on 30/10/2015.
The children’s father explained that the police have recordings and some pictures of the children playing outside their homes and throwing stones in the play area designated for children which is also across from the settlers’ house. The children denied the charges and confirmed that they were playing together; recordings didn’t show the presence of settlers or children throwing stones towards settlers.
Ghada Odat Allah
Ghada Odat Allah, owner of a beauty salon and mother of five children, was another victim of the Israeli website “Hadashot 24/7” that published two days ago a picture of Ghada on their Facebook page claiming her intention to carry out an attack.
The police release the 42-year old Ghada Odat Allah after detained her for two days under the pretext of “planning to carry out an attack against Israeli targets”.
The center explained that Ghada was exposed to harsh interrogation at Nabi Yacoub police center and was detained in Al-Maskobyeh and Al-Ramleh prison under harsh conditions.
Odat Allah explained that the occupation police called her for interrogation after contacting her husband. They were interrogated from 6 p.m. until 2:30 a.m. on charges of “planning to carry out an attack”. The interrogation was mostly focused about their work, families, relationship with family members, recent incidents at Al-Aqsa Mosque and attacks in Jerusalem. They also questioned them whether or not they have Facebook accounts. The interrogator deliberately terrified them and amplified the charges against them.
Despite denying the charges against her, the interrogator extended her arrest to present her to court and transferred her to Al-Ramleh prison. She said: “I was treated as if I’m guilty. Harsh arrest-conditions, there is no door for the bathrooms, no pillows, humiliating inspection and no clean drinking water.”
She added that the Magistrate judge decided to release her with a third-party bail but the prosecution refused the decision and appealed it. On Thursday morning, the prosecution decided to withdraw their appeal and agreed to release her.
The child Mohammad Zaghal and the wooden ruler
The 14-year old Mohammad Majid Zaghal was arrested last Tuesday and the judge extended his arrest until Friday. Mohammad was arrested because of having a broken wooden ruler and was accused of planning to carry out a stabbing attack since the ruler is broken and is sharp.
Mohammad’s mother explained that she is unable to attend the court session and check on her son. Also, his father has been detained since 6 months ago.
