Monday, July 19, 2010

Israeli court extends detention of Abu Tir for refusing to leave OJ

[ 18/07/2010 - 02:42 PM ]


OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)-- The Israeli magistrate court in occupied Jerusalem on Sunday decided to retain Jerusalemite MP Mohammed Abu Tir in custody until court procedures against him were over.
The court ruling followed Abu Tir's rejection to leave occupied Jerusalem as a condition for his release. The MP said that he preferred incarceration to deportation and that he would never leave Jerusalem voluntarily.
In a previous hearing the court offered Abu Tir to be released in return for immediate departure form Jerusalem along with a bail of almost 100,000 dollars that would be confiscated if he returned.
Lawyer of Abu Tir said that his client refused all options choosing instead Jerusalem and jail.