Arresting a Jerusalemite woman…sentencing a child for detention inside an internal institution
The occupation forces arrested on Monday the Jerusalemite activist Ghada Zghayyar from the area of Damascus Gate in Jerusalem.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the occupation forces arrested Ghada Zghayyar and isolated a group of women from the area of Damascus gate and were deployed in its courtyard and the stairs in order to prevent a sit-in against the visit of the United States Vice President, Michael Pence, to the area.
Sentencing a Jerusalemite child
On the other hand, the District judge sentenced Yazan Mohammad Husseini (13) for 20 months inside an internal institution in the city of Akko. Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s lawyer, Mohammad Mahmoud, explained that the judge sentenced his client for 20 months inside an internal institution and a suspended probation of three months for two years.
The center explained that the child was arrested last April from his house in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem, and was released on condition of house-arrest until completing the legal procedures against him. He was banned from leaving his house for any reason, and was not allowed to attend school to finish his 8th grade. In May, he was transferred to an internal institution in Akko. Lawyer Mahmoud pointed out that only 4 months from the 8 months he spent inside the institution will count towards his sentence.
Sentencing a youth
Lawyer Mahmoud explained that the judge also sentenced Ihab Ashour (15) for an 80-hour course and an 1800-NIS fine. Ihab’s mother explained that her son was arrested on 14/3/2017 after raiding his house in Batn Al-Hawa, Silwan. After spending seven days at Al-Maskobyeh detention center, he was released on condition of house-arrest until completing the legal procedures against him, and was only allowed to go to school with a companion
