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Palestinian protester cleared of incitement charge
Source: The Guardian
Palestinian protester cleared of incitement charge
Israeli military trial acquits Bassem Tamimi of main charge but
convicts him of soliciting protesters to throw stones
Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 20 May 2012 18.07 BST
A Palestinian grassroots activist who was declared a human rights defender by the EU has been cleared of the central charge of incitement, at the end of an 11-month military trial that focused on weekly protests by villagers against a nearby Israeli settlement.
Bassem Tamimi was also cleared of perverting the course of justice, but convicted of taking part in illegal demonstrations and of soliciting protesters to throw stones. Sentencing will begin on Thursday.
Tamimi was released last month after spending 13 months in a military prison. The incitement acquittal followed the judge's ruling that key evidence provided by a 14-year-old boy, who was denied access to a lawyer while under interrogation, was unreliable.
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Israeli military trial acquits Bassem Tamimi of main charge but
convicts him of soliciting protesters to throw stones
Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 20 May 2012 18.07 BST
A Palestinian grassroots activist who was declared a human rights defender by the EU has been cleared of the central charge of incitement, at the end of an 11-month military trial that focused on weekly protests by villagers against a nearby Israeli settlement.
Bassem Tamimi was also cleared of perverting the course of justice, but convicted of taking part in illegal demonstrations and of soliciting protesters to throw stones. Sentencing will begin on Thursday.
Tamimi was released last month after spending 13 months in a military prison. The incitement acquittal followed the judge's ruling that key evidence provided by a 14-year-old boy, who was denied access to a lawyer while under interrogation, was unreliable.
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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/20/palestinian-protester-tamimi-cleared-incitement