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| Shadi Farrah the youngest Palestinian child in Israeli Prisons |
An Israeli District Court held in Jerusalem-Palestine
this morning session to pass judgment on the youngest Palestinian prisoners,
Shadi Farrah , aged 12 years,
from Kafr Aqab.
The district court prosecuted the Palestinian child with the charge
of possessing a knife. Shadi's father said that his son was tortured with electricity.
Representatives of the European
Union and the Organization of Human Rights Watch are scheduled to attend the hearing along with Shadi’s family.
Earlier, the same court sentenced the child Muawiya Alqam 6.5 years
in prison and a fine of seven thousand dollars, on charges of stabbing.
A leaked video of an investigation process with Manasra showed the
psychological and physical violence has suffered by the investigators of the ( internal
intelligence service (Shin
Bet ), in order
to extract
confessions from him under threat and intimidation.
It is
noteworthy that since the beginning of the third Intifada the Israeli
occupation forces has detained thousands of Palestinians, including children,
on charges of carrying a stab attempt against the Jewish settlers.
Earlier
also, the Israeli Knesset reduced the minimum jail age for children from 14 to
12 years, if convicted of murder or attempted murder.
According
to a statement issued by the Knesset that the new law "will allow
authorities to imprison a minor convicted of serious crimes such as murder or
attempted murder or manslaughter, even if old age was less than 14 years."
Criticism
for its part, the organization "B'Tselem" human rights law criticized Israel 's treatment of children and young Palestinians.
for its part, the organization "B'Tselem" human rights law criticized Israel 's treatment of children and young Palestinians.
It
confirmed in a statement that "instead of sending them to jail, Israel
would be better off if they were sent to school, where they would grow up in
dignity and freedom and not under occupation."
According
to B'Tselem, the "Prison minors younger deprives them of the opportunity
to obtain a better future."
The Israeli
occupation killed more than forty Palestinian children since last October,
while the report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations pointed out
that the occupation forces resorted to excessive use of force and unlawful
killings against Palestinian children…
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