Military Court

Military Court Approves Illegal Interrogation of a Minor

Major Sharon Rivlin, a judge at the Ofer Military Court, accepted as admissible the testimony of a 14 year-old Palestinian boy who was unlawfully arrested in the dead of night, questioned without being allowed sleep, denied his right to legal counsel and not told of his right to remain silent.

Bassem Tamimi's Trial: Police Interrogator Tells Court Intimidating a 14 Year-old Suspect "Was a Joke"

Israeli police officer, Jalal Aweida, testified at the Ofer Military Court on behalf of the prosecution today, as part of the on-going trial against Palestinian protest organizer, Bassem Tamimi.

Bassem Tamimi's Trial: Israeli Police Officer to Testify About Unlawful Interrogation of a Minor

Jalal Aweida, an Israeli police inspector, will testify about his involvement in the unlawful interrogation of a 14 year-old boy as part of the trial of Nabi Saleh protest organizer, Bassem Tamimi.

Bassem Tamimi's Trial: Police Interrogator Admits Systematic Infringements on Minors Rights

In his testimony before the military court in the trial against Palestinian protest organizer, Bassem Tamimi, police interrogator said today that Palestinian minors are never granted their right to have a parent present during questioning.

Witnesses in Bassem Tamimi's Trial: We were Instructed by Interrogators to Incriminate Him

15 year-old Mo'atassem Tamimi and 20 Year-old Udai Tamimi told the court they were deprived of sleep and briefed before their interrogations on what to say. Nabi Saleh protest organizer, Bassem Tamimi, has been behind bars for over 8 months.

Main Witness in the Bassem Tamimi Trial: "My Testimony was Taken Under Duress"

Today's hearing, which was attended by diplomats from eight different countries, saw the main witness in the case, 15 year old Islam Dar Ayyoub, put on the stand. The trial will resume tomorrow, 10 AM at the Ofer Military Court.

Main Witnesses in Trial of West Bank Protest Organizer to Testify Monday and Tuesday

14 year-old Islam Dar Ayyoub and 15 year-old Mo'atasem Tamimi, who incriminated protest organizer, Bassem Tamimi, after being unlawfully interrogated, will testify before court on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, at the Ofer Military Court

The Banality of a Palestinian's Arrest

Published by:

Amirah Hass, Haaretz


Nov 21, 2011

The usual charges: 'Throwing an object, including a stone, with the intention of harming a person or property,' and organizing an illegal demonstration in which he participated.

Two Material Witnesses to Testify in the trial of West Bank Protest Organizer, Bassem Tamimi on Wednesday

Mo'atasem Tamimi, a fifteen year-old who was unlawfully interrogated at the police, and as a result incriminated Bassem Tamimi and others, is scheduled to testify before the military court on Wednesday

Military Court Remands Ashraf Abu Rahmah Despite Questionable Evidence

A military judge ordered the indefinite remand of long time Bil'in activist, Ashraf Abu Rahmah, on a trumped up stone-throwing charge. This despite testimonies and video evidence to the contrary. Abu Rahmah is the brother of Bassem and Jawaher Abu Rahmah, both killed by the army while demonstrating peacefully in Bil'in.